Overview
- The collision occurred around 7:45 p.m. near Place Schoelcher in central Sainte-Anne as people queued at a parked food truck after the Christmas lights switch-on.
- Authorities say 19 pedestrians were hurt, including seven children, with three initially in critical condition before all were later classified in relative emergency.
- Officials activated the NOVI multiple‑victim plan and a crisis cell, deploying more than 40 firefighters, seven ambulance units, the SAMU and at least twenty gendarmes.
- A medico‑psychological unit was set up for residents and victims, and patients were transferred to the CHU de Pointe‑à‑Pitre/Abymes, the Pôle parents‑enfants and Eaux Claires in Baie‑Mahault.
- A source close to the case reported the 45‑year‑old suspect had to be exfiltrated after nearly being lynched by bystanders at the scene.