Eure: 17-year-old killed in motorcycle collision

A fatal traffic accident occurred in Sylvains-les-Moulins, Eure, during the night of Saturday to Sunday. A 17-year-old boy traveling on a motorcycle died at the scene following a collision with a car on the RD51. A 17-year-old girl riding with him suffered a cardiac arrest but was resuscitated by emergency services before being transferred to the CHU Charles-Nicolle in Rouen in critical condition.

The driver of the car, a 29-year-old man, was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Preliminary investigations suggest the driver veered to the left and struck the motorcycle. The driver was taken into custody and has been placed under formal investigation for road homicide.