The gendarmes of the Bergerac Motorized Brigade are in charge of the investigation manslaughter after the death of a little girl mowed down by a school bus in Lamothe-Montravel in the Dordogne. They began to interview the witnesses present on the spot at the time of the accident this Monday around 5:30 p.m. The investigation opened by the Bergerac prosecution must determine exactly what happened in front of the Lamothe-Montravel station.
The driver was interviewed by the gendarmes
The bus driver was heard in free audition by the police shortly after the accident. This 72-year-old man knew the course and had been employed by a transport company for several years according to the Bergerac prosecution. He explained during his hearing that he did not understand what had happened. This man was alerted by witnesses that he had mowed down the child. He didn’t realize it right away. The driver, we imagine very shocked, assured that he had not seen the child. He passed toxicological examinations which all came back negative.
The gendarmes continue their work of hearings of all of the witnesses. They were about forty present at the station, children and their parents, but also local residents. All the testimonies must make it possible to retrace precisely the course of the accident. At this time, according to the prosecution, it is still very difficult to say what happened with precision.
The school bus was seized by the courts
The school bus involved in the crash has been sealed. There is nothing special about the vehicle itself, explains the Bergerac prosecution, which indicates that the bus was seized as a precaution. This means that justice keeps it if it needs to make new findings. The gendarmes carried out many samples on site this Monday evening in the parking lot in front of the Lamothe-Montravel station. This car park has been accessible again since Tuesday morning. The gendarmes are also looking for images from video surveillance cameras that could help them in the investigation.