Overview
- The boy, identified as Sohan, was struck from behind on the D101 at La Beurrière in Saint-Sébastien-de-Raids on Thursday evening and died despite resuscitation attempts.
- The suspected vehicle is a white utility van, and the driver fled the scene; the gendarmerie has issued a public appeal for witnesses and information about any damaged van in the area.
- Investigators recovered a fragment of a side mirror, and witness accounts reported the vehicle traveling at high speed.
- The mayor described a straight, lit stretch limited to 50 km/h with night and rain at the time, and urged the motorist to contact authorities.
- Sohan’s aunt publicly called on the driver to surrender, while the transport minister condemned the incident and pressed for safer conditions for children on bicycles.