Overview
- The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, July 10, in Aulnoye-Aymeries when a 17-year-old girl fell from the back of a tractor-trailer during post-match celebrations and was struck by the vehicle.
- Local police arrested the 45-year-old driver and prosecutors say he is being held on a charge described as road homicide while investigators gather evidence.
- Emergency services pronounced the teenager dead at the scene and took several other people who had been on the trailer to hospital, officials say those others are not believed to be seriously injured.
- Local media have reported that the truck began moving as people were on its rear and that minors were present, but some details about how the fall happened remain unconfirmed by authorities.
- Separately, London police made four arrests and treated an officer for a head injury after disorder following the same match, and authorities in France warn the inquiry could lead to criminal prosecution depending on its findings.