The festivities around the match of the Blues at the World Cup were bereaved in the prefecture of Hérault. A teenager died Wednesday evening in Montpellier, hit by “a driver”, following France’s qualification for the World Cup final against Morocco, the prefecture announced.
The driver fled and “the vehicle was found near the scene of the accident and placed in sequestration”, added the prefecture, specifying that “the police investigation is progressing rapidly under the direction of the prosecution”. The victim, transferred to the hospital in absolute emergency, died shortly after his medical care.
A sporting event that “ends in absolute tragedy”
According to the deputy of Nupes de l’Hérault Nathalie Oziol, the facts occurred in the popular district of La Paillade and the victim was 14 years old, she indicated on Twitter, regretting that this “sporting event is ending in absolute tragedy. The prosecution could not be reached immediately to give more details on the circumstances of the fatal accident.