three police officers killed in a road accident

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M. Bougault, T. Cuny, C. Chevalier, J. Cholin, N. Perez, S. Bruhier, M. Marini – France 3

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Three police officers died this Sunday morning in a road accident near Lille (Nord). The collision between the two vehicles was extremely violent.

All day, residents have been laying wreaths in front of the Roubaix police station to pay tribute to the three police officers killed during an attack.during a collision between two vehicles around 7 a.m. in Villeneuve-d’Ascq (North), near Lille. They were between 24 and 25 years old.

The shock was very violent, a car completely crushed and a police van in the ditch. The driver of the other car also died and the passenger accompanying him was injured.

A car driving in the wrong direction

According to the first elements of the investigation, the car which hit the police van would have driven in the wrong direction. The two occupants of the car were known to the police according to a police source for use of narcotics and Ortrage.

An investigation is underway to determine the exact causes of the accident. A psychological unit has been set up at the Roubaix police station.


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