An investigation is opened after the accident which occurred this Wednesday around 11:40 a.m. in Combs-la-Ville.
A 75-year-old woman, who is driving a red Citroën C1, leaves a parking lot opposite 48, rue de Varennes to take the same street towards the Place du Marché.
Passes at this time a teenager on an electric scooter.
Very fashionable gear among young people.
He is driving on a protected passage.
But despite this, a shock occurs with the car.
The boy is thrown 3.30 meters from his machine.
When help arrived, the doctors noted that he was alive, but his vital prognosis was engaged.
He suffers from head trauma and trauma to the right hip.
He is only fifteen years old.
The Samu transported him to the Henri-Mondor hospital in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).
For the moment, we still do not know the precise circumstances of the accident.
On the side of the septuagenarian driver who lives in the Essonne in Epinay-sous-Sénart, the tests carried out on her (alcohol level and narcotics) all turned out to be negative.
So what happened?
The accident brigade of the Melun Val de Seine agglomeration police station is calling for witnesses.
If you attended the scene, contact 01.64.19.24.11.
Considered a motorized personal transport device (EDPM), the electric scooter has entered the Highway Code with a minimum age (12 years) and conditions for driving.
Motorists also need to be vigilant.
Given the number of accidents on the rise among electric scooter enthusiasts, it is imperative that the driver of this type of machine take out civil liability insurance.
To protect yourself no matter what.
