Overview

• On July 20, three-year-old Omar was struck and trapped under a City of Paris garbage truck on Rue Claude-Decaen after veering onto the road from a nearby pedestrian crossing.
• Samu and fire teams took about 90 minutes to free the boy before transporting him to Necker Hospital in urgence absolue, where he died of head and limb injuries on July 21.
• Paris police have opened an involuntary homicide investigation after the driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs.
• Fenda, the boy’s mother, has publicly questioned how the driver failed to see her son and is considering filing a formal complaint.
• The City of Paris has pledged full cooperation with investigators and opened a psychological support cell as officials revisit heavy vehicle safety near pedestrian crossings.