Overview
- The accident occurred Friday in Aulnoye-Aymeries, northern France, when a 17-year-old reportedly fell from the rear platform of a truck as it moved and was run over, and emergency crews later confirmed her death.
- Local officials and emergency services say the victim had been on the truck’s rear platform and fell when the vehicle began to move, but investigators are still working to establish the exact sequence of events.
- Police have detained the truck driver and opened a criminal investigation; investigators will question witnesses and examine the vehicle to determine responsibility.
- Several minors were at the scene and multiple youths received emergency care, with some taken to hospital for shock, and authorities reported about a dozen arrests in Paris suburbs linked to post-match disturbances.
- The incident has renewed scrutiny of the large policing operation deployed for the match—including thousands of officers, alcohol restrictions and curfews—that authorities said aimed to prevent the kinds of unrest seen after previous France–Morocco fixtures.