Overview
- Authorities say a wanted motorist deliberately ran over a police officer at the A7 Lançon‑de‑Provence toll during an attempted arrest around mid‑afternoon.
- Three officers were injured in total, including one gravely wounded who was airlifted to Marseille’s Nord hospital and underwent surgery, with a close source saying he is doing well.
- The suspect was later arrested in the nearby commune of Éguilles by Aix police and placed in custody.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez expressed support for the forces of order and said the vehicle also struck a police unit in Éguilles.
- Roughly forty officers, supported by gendarmes, took part in the operation as Vaucluse police pursue the ongoing inquiry.