Four members of the same family were horrifically injured after a car ran them over in Grenoble, France during celebrations for PSG’s Champions League win on Saturday night, French media have reported.
Horrific video footage from the eastern city, just an hour away from Lyon, showed the aftermath of the accident.
A young woman was said to be the worst injured and ‘fighting for her life’ after being hit first.
Two others were also in intensive care, while a fourth was ‘extremely badly injured,’ a spokesman for local emergency services said.
The car was said to have hit ‘four members of the same family’ just before midnight, the emergency services spokesman confirmed.
‘The driver jumped out of the car, and originally tried to run away, before handing himself over to police.’
All members of the family were treated and taken to Grenoble Alpes University Hospital and 27 police officers and 40 firefighters rushed to the scene.
Four members of the same family were horrifically injured after a car ran them over in the French city of Grenoble on Saturday night
A young woman is said to be ‘fighting for her life’ after being hit first and two others are also in intensive care, while a fourth was ‘extremely badly injured’
According to local media a police prefecture stated ‘a vehicle apparently lost control’ before adding that the driver had surrendered to the police and is now in custody.
A source told Ouest France the driver was driving at high speed on Cours Jean-Jaurès, one of Grenoble’s main arteries, when he attempted a controlled skid.
Videos on social media showed emergency services rushing to the scene as they cordoned off the road while crowds gathered on pavements.
The incident comes as at least 131 people were arrested for football-related violence and looting in the French capital on the same night as ‘barbarians took to the streets’ following Paris St Germain being crowned European Champions.
Alleged ‘savagery’ broke out across the city before,during and after PSG beat Inter Milan in the Champions League Final in Munich, Germany.
Major roads close to Parc des Princes, the PSG home ground were invaded by fans, bringing traffic to a halt.
This led to riot police trying to restore order using tear gas and baton charges.
Cars were set on fire around the Porte de Saint-Cloud – a major traffic intersection, where rocket fireworks were fired at police.
Huge crowds gathered in all the city’s major squares, including République, Bastille, and Nation, where videos posted on X showed some of the worst violence.
At Bastille, a 23-year-old woman was seriously injured after falling onto barriers from the famous column commemorating the Storming of the Bastille in 1789.
A ring of steel had been created around the Champs-Élysées, with major department stores and banks using steel shutters to try and keep looters away.
PSG’s official club shops on the Champs, and at their ground, were also barricaded over the weekend.
Despite this, a Foot Locker sports store on Champs-Élysées was broken into, and goods including multiple trainers stolen.
A Maisons du Monde furniture store on the nearby Avenue Wagram was also looted, said a police spokesman.
‘The crowds are going wild,’ said an eye-witness, who asked to be referred to as Jacques, 18.
‘Many people are just enjoying the win, on a historic night for PSG, while others just want to be violent, and to vandalise or steal stuff – it is shameful.’
Youths wearing masks and hoodies were meanwhile seen roaming around the city looking for trouble.
Motorbikes and discared mattresses were set alight, sending thick black smoke billowing through the night sky.
There was even fighting reported around the Eiffel Tower, which was lit up in PSG’s red, white and blue following their 5-0 win.
Around 5,400 police officers were on duty across the Paris, as trouble was always expected, whatever the result.
