Overview
- Three officers were injured during the incident, including one seriously who was airlifted to Marseille and operated on, according to local reporting.
- The episode began with a BAC unit from Cavaillon pursuing a wanted driver from Vaucluse and reached the A7 toll near Lançon-de-Provence in mid-afternoon.
- Officials say the driver forced passage at the toll, allegedly running over an officer, then later struck a police vehicle during a second interception attempt near Éguilles.
- The suspect was arrested later the same day in a nearby commune by around forty police supported by gendarmes and he is being held in garde à vue.
- Local media report that an officer fired once without hitting the suspect, a point under review as the interior minister publicly expressed support for the police.