According to police, the driver of the scooter ran into a security assistant and ran over his leg before fleeing on foot.
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A police officer was seriously injured in the leg by the driver of a scooter who refused to comply, in the afternoon of Tuesday September 27 in Nantes, learned franceinfo and France Bleu Loire Océan from sources close to the file.
Around 2:30 p.m., police wanted to check the driver of a scooter that was driving dangerously. The latter ran into a security assistant and rolled over his leg before fleeing on foot.
The CRS 8, called “rapid action” and specialized in urban riots, “will be there” Wednesday in Nantes, announced Tuesday on Twitter Gérald Darmanin. A mobile force unit is also sent on Tuesday evening “in order to carry out numerous police operations there”. The Minister brings his “support” to the seriously injured policeman.
Support for the police officer seriously injured following a refusal to comply in Nantes. In order to carry out many police operations there, a mobile force unit is sent there this evening on my instruction and the CRS 8 will be on site tomorrow.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) September 27, 2022
Aged 26, he suffered from an open tibia-fibula fracture and was hospitalized at the Nantes University Hospital.