2023-10-22 11:02:16
A heavy goods vehicle driver was fatally hit by a shot from the local police on Saturday evening around 10 p.m., during a chase in Strée (Beaumont, Hainaut), the Charleroi prosecutor’s office said on Sunday morning, confirming information from several sources. local media. The suspect, born in 1988, was the subject of a capture order.
In the followingnoon, police from the Botha area responded to a road accident. “The truck driver went to the scene of the accident during the day because he obviously knew one of the victims involved. Given the situation on site, the police invited him to leave the premises to let them do their work,” confirmed Sandrine Vairon, Charleroi division prosecutor, on Sunday morning.
The officers, returning to the police station, found that the driver was the subject of a capture order for malicious obstruction of traffic. “During the evening, they decided to return to see the driver in order to deprive him of his liberty and bring him back to the police office. The latter, who was next to his truck, with the engine running, then fled. The suspect engaged in dangerous driving on the Chaussée de Charleroi (N53), particularly zigzagging,” added the judicial authority.
The police threw a harrow onto the road to try to stop the truck, but their attempt failed. Officers who had gotten ahead then decided to put their combi across the road to cut off his path. “Despite the injunctions, the suspect forced the blockade and the police were forced to fire several times. One of the shots fatally hit him. »
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