A young two-wheeler driver was seriously injured during the night from Friday to Saturday in a collision with a municipal police car on avenue Stalingrad in Saint-Denis in Seine-Saint-Denis, Le
Figaro
learned from a police source confirming a information from the
Parisian
.
The 24-year-old man suffered a broken leg, the town hall said in a press release.
The department prefect also published an official message to deny a rumor according to which the biker died following the accident.
“The latter was taken care of by the emergency services, he is currently hospitalized and his vital prognosis is not engaged
,” underlines the prefecture.
The events took place around 1 a.m.
A municipal police force
“takes charge of a two-wheeler doing an urban rodeo at high speed
,” according to a police source in Le
Figaro
.
The officials in the car lose track of him.
Some time later, when their paths cross again, the two vehicles collide.
Numerous videos posted on social networks show a scooter lying on the road, against the wheels of the municipal police car.
What happened ?
For the moment, two versions clash.
According to officials, the driver of the scooter who
was “doing a wheelie at high speed”
lost control and hit their vehicle.
But according to witnesses at the scene, the municipal police cut the scooter off, leading to the accident.
“People on social networks report a deliberate obstruction of the municipal police vehicle to stop the motorcycle
,” confirms the Saint-Denis town hall.
The collision caused great tension in the neighborhood, the police were forced to use their flashballs and tear gas to disperse the crowd gathered around the crew.
“Calm quickly returned
,” underlines the municipality.
An investigation, entrusted to the Bobigny departmental security, is underway in order to shed light on the circumstances of the accident.