Nantes. A child victim of an accident near the Longchamp school: the concern of the parents

This Thursday, October 14, in the morning, a motorist would have rolled over the foot of a child going to the Longchamp school in Nantes. The exact circumstances are not yet known. But this accident raises the question of securing the surroundings of schools.

This is too much for the parents' association of the Longchamp Nantes school. Yesterday morning, a car allegedly ran over the foot of a child going to this establishment in the Breil-Barnerie district, and caused him to fall. It was a dad who picked him up and put him safely on the sidewalk , details the association. The firefighters intervened and took care of the child. A priori, it is the foot and the ankle which took . The association specifies that the motorist would not have seen the child a priori. The police came to take his statement .

“We do not compromise with security”

We will have more information this Friday concerning the exact circumstances of this accident , underlines Denis Talledec, municipal councilor in charge of traffic and parking. The child would have been injured in the foot, unintentionally , he confirms and announces that the municipal police will be on site this Friday morning. We do not compromise with the safety of people and especially children , insists Denis Talledec. Near this primary school, the City had already carried out security work in 2018-2019. Traffic signs, 30 km/h zone, bollard breaks… It's a narrow street and a diagnosis had been established. But if the arrangements are to be perfected, we will do it , assures the municipal councilor. He specifies that the City has four levers to secure the surroundings of schools: infrastructure, signage, traffic education actions and verbalization .

What device?

The parents of students, shelling out the latest incidents, are asking for the partial closure of the rue du Vélodrome-de-Longchamp, perhaps with terminals that block access to vehicles at certain times .

We must see. It exists but it's not easy to set up,” replies Denis Talledec. “We can make a new diagnosis of use and meet the parents of pupils. All options are open. We must sanctuary leaving school and secure the routes to get there .

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