An eight-year-old girl died after being run over by agricultural machinery on Monday February 26 in Sarrians (Vaucluse),
Le Figaro
learned from the Carpentras public prosecutor's office, confirming information from
Dauphiné Libéré.
The little girl who was on vacation in this small Vaucluse village died accidentally.
A step backwards
While this little girl was playing near agricultural machinery, the driver of a machine
“would not have seen the child when reversing”
and would have run over her, indicates Hélène Mourges, the prosecutor of the Carpentras judicial court , which nevertheless specifies that the circumstances of the accident remain to be determined.
The alcohol and narcotics tests turned out to be negative, reports the prosecution, which adds that the driver has not been placed in police custody
“for the time being”
.
According to information from our colleagues, the agricultural worker would be close to the victim.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time that a child has died after a moment of inattention on the part of a farmer.
On June 3, 2023 in Menton (Alpes-Maritimes), a nine-year-old child found himself crushed under the weight of an agricultural machine then driven by his father.
The little boy died instantly despite the intervention of firefighters.