One person was killed and six others were injured when a car drove into the terrace of a café in east Paris on Wednesday evening, as reported by the police to AFP. Three of the injured are in critical condition, according to a police source who requested anonymity. A police source told AFP that the police are currently treating the incident as a traffic accident.
The accident occurred around 7:30 PM (17:30 GMT) less than ten days before the opening of the Olympic Games in the French capital. The driver fled the scene, but a passenger who was with him was arrested, according to the source. A drug and alcohol test was conducted on him, according to a source familiar with the investigation. A large police presence was reported in the 20th district of Paris, around the terrace of the Le Ramos bar that was struck by the car, according to an AFP correspondent. At least four fire engines were also seen in the vicinity.
