Two men, who drew in the air from a scooter in the streets of Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône), this Thursday evening, were struck a few minutes later, near Boulbon, by a vehicle which then fled, learned the Parisian from police source, confirming information from BFMTV.
An accident, which could be voluntary, in which the driver of the scooter was seriously injured. He was transported in absolute emergency to Marseille hospital, according to our information.
The vehicle found burnt down
This Thursday evening, it is around 7:15 pm when two men, circulating aboard a Tmax scooter, “enter the Cité des Ferrages”, in Tarascon, a district known for its drug trafficking. The passenger brandishes a handgun and “shoots in the air several times”, before leaving, according to our information.
But a few minutes later, the scooter was violently struck by a vehicle, “in the town of Boulbon about ten kilometers” from Tarascon, which flees. According to our colleagues from BFMTV, the accident could be voluntary, according to the first elements of the investigation. Seriously injured, the driver of the scooter was “helicopter” to the Marseille hospital. His vital prognosis is not engaged, according to our information. The passenger, he, known to the police, was killed instantly.
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At the place of the collision, the investigators found a handgun, which could correspond with that used by the passengers of the scooter to shoot in the city of the ferres. A 9 mm socket was also discovered in the Cité des Ferrages, rue des Halles, according to a police source.
The vehicle involved in the collision, reported stolen, caught fire. The driver, who fled, is wanted, according to our information.