Children on bicycles hit in La Rochelle: a little girl died… How are the other victims ?

After the road accident involving seven children à biker and a motorist, a 10-year-old girl died this Friday, June 7, indicated the La Rochelle public prosecutor’s office. The day before, the child had been taken into custody. declared brain dead.

The 10-year-old girl, hit by a car while driving nearby bike with its air center Wednesday June 5 in the streets of La Rochelle, died, indicated the prosecution, this Friday, June 7. After the accident, little Margot had been taken into custody. heliport to Tours hospital in "absolute emergency" and 24 hours later, doctors declared her brain dead. nbsp;

The drama also involved six other of his comrades, reports Midi Libre. During a press point, the general secretary of the Charente-Maritime prefecture, Emmanuel Cayron, announced on Wednesday ;a "very heavy balance sheet" and a 'testing scene' for all who saw it."

If two children were able to leave the hospital on Wednesday, until then Thursday, another child aged 10 was "in absolute emergency, still hospitalized" in serious condition Poitiers. A 9-year-old girl, initially hospitalized at La Rochelle in relative emergency, was é transferred to Poitiers under observation. An 11-year-old child hospitalized La Rochelle in absolute emergency is experiencing a positive evolution in its state of health, érenumber France info, adding that&#39 ;a fifth and final little girl aged 9, in relative emergency, was taken away. operated on Thursday morning La Rochelle and remains "in a éstable condition".

Psychological help

Part of the group of 12 children and the facilitators were é Saved. But the shock of the accident traumatized her. more than one. "He was very scared. […] He saw the car arrive, the children hit, blood, screams, confided the father of a child who has not been born injured at the RMC microphone. Devices have been implemented. set up to support students and families who would like to talk about this accident in several schools in the town. 

The driver, aged 83, was killed. hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital and has not yet been discharged. heard by the investigators. She was é controlled “negativeé “blood alcohol and drugs,” stressed in a press release the prosecutor of the Republic of La Rochelle, Arnaud Laraize. The parquet floor has been requalified; the investigation opened first for "involuntary injuries by vehicle driver", in "manslaughter by vehicle driver" land vehicle &agrav; engine".