A 60-year-old woman died Thursday August 25 in Montcavrel (Pas-de-Calais) and her 5-year-old grandson is “
in absolute emergency
” after being mowed down by a car while they were riding their bicycles, a- we learned from the prosecution and firefighters.
The boy, transferred to the CHR of Lille, suffers "
from a fracture of the pelvis and a cranial trauma
", indicated to AFP Philippe Sabatier, deputy prosecutor in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
A 7-year-old granddaughter who accompanied them, also on a bicycle, was unharmed but was treated in shock, he added.
The victims were mowed down from behind on Thursday afternoon, by a car which was traveling “
a priori between 50 and 70 km/h
”.
The driver was "
lost in thought
", pleads "
a fault of inattention
" and "
did not realize it until he hit them
".
He is 53 years old and was taken into custody, no “
trace of narcotics or alcohol
“Has been detected, underlined the magistrate.
