Overview

• The pursuit began after a high-speed car suspected of ferrying drugs evaded police on the Brussels–Luxembourg motorway and crossed into northeastern France.
• Upon stopping near Angevillers at about 10:45 p.m., the vehicle’s two occupants bolted on foot and jettisoned narcotics as Belgian officers gave chase.
• A 35-year-old Belgian highway patrol officer and the fleeing driver were killed instantly when they were struck by an oncoming private motorist.
• The surviving suspect has been detained on charges of aggravated refusal to obey orders and drug trafficking, while the private driver was held briefly for involuntary manslaughter inquiries.
• Judicial authorities in Metz and Thionville are probing the crash’s circumstances and the legality of cross-border pursuit protocols under Schengen rules.