Child dead after car rams into restaurant in France, reports
French police say an eight-year-old girl has been killed and at least five people injured when a driver slammed his car into the sidewalk cafe of a pizza restaurant in a small town east of Paris.
An official with the national gendarme service said the driver was arrested soon after the incident on Monday night in the town of Sept-Sorts.
The official said it is unclear whether the act was deliberate.
ALERTE - Une voiture a foncé délibérément sur la terrasse d'un restaurant à Sept-Sorts, en Seine-et-Marne. 1 fillette est morte, des blessés pic.twitter.com/koVifASOcn
— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) August 14, 2017
The deceased child is reported to be an eight year old girl.
An Algerian man drove his car into a group of French soldiers last week, and a truck attack in the French city of Nice left 86 people dead a little more than a year ago.
Several other countries have seen cars used as weapons in recent years.
More to come.
