The accident took place at night, around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, at avenue Jean-Jaurès in Bobigny. A man was hit by a tramway on line 1 which connects Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) to Noisy-le-Sec. The clash occurred between the Liberation and La Ferme stops. The victim, transported to the hospital in a state of absolute emergency, did not survive his injuries. According to the RATP, she crossed the track platform outside the pedestrian crossings.
“The Network Protection and Security Group, the police and the SAMU quickly intervened on the spot”, specifies the company. The shocked tram driver was also taken to hospital. An investigation has been opened for manslaughter by the Bobigny police station. Traffic was interrupted between 8:10 p.m. and 9:38 p.m. between Bobigny-Pablo-Picasso and La Courneuve-8 Mai 1945 stations.
In 2021, 35 people lost their lives in a road accident in Seine-Saint-Denis, including 13 pedestrians. A driver had notably died in Bobigny on the A86.
–
