A little Ukrainian boy who took refuge in France died on Thursday June 30 in Nice after being hit by an electric scooter which was traveling at excessive speed, we learned from a police source, confirming information from
Nice-Matin
.
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The 5-year-old victim was crossing the Promenade des Anglais in Nice with his mother at a pedestrian crossing on Wednesday when the accident took place.
The little boy "
held a bag that his mother also held, but walked a little in front of her
", according to the same source, who adds that they were "
hidden by street furniture
".
A scooter driven by a 40-year-old who was traveling "
at excessive speed
" according to the police could not avoid the child.
“
Despite his injuries and his fall, the driver of the scooter immediately cared about the child
,” explained the same source.
“Unbridled” gear
According to the Nice police, accidents involving scooters are taking place “
more and more regularly, especially on the road
”.
In addition to being not very visible, especially at night, scooter users "
do not respect any traffic
laws", deplores the police source, adding that today many of these machines "
are unbridled
".
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On Twitter, the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi expressed his “
tremendous emotion
” and his opposition to self-service scooters: “
We are studying all possible solutions to avoid these tragedies: traffic lights on cycle paths, municipal decree on pedestrian spaces ...
”.
The little boy's family arrived in France at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Iryna Podyriako, president of Afuca, the Franco-Ukrainian association Côte d'Azur, told the regional daily Nice-Matin.