A motorist deliberately drives towards a man and hits him near a nightclub in Montpellier, before fleeing

Les faits se sont produits rue du Mas-Saint-Pierre, près de la discothèque Le Select, à Montpellier. – GOOGLE STREET VIEW

After bothering two young women near the Le Select nightclub, in the Tournezy district, the perpetrator returned by car and hit the young man who had come to help them. On the run, he is actively sought.    

A 23-year-old young man was intentionally hit by a car, during the night from Friday to Saturday, February 17, in the Tournezy district, in Montpellier. Taken care of by firefighters with a life-threatening condition, he was transported to the university hospital. He is now out of danger.

Two young women returning to their car

The events occurred around 5 a.m., near the Le Select nightclub, rue du Mas-Saint-Pierre. According to the findings of the national police, the perpetrator initially approached two young women who were returning to their car.

Witnessing his heavy and insistent behavior, and faced with the situation of the two young women who were unable to get rid of the annoying man, a young man approached to provide assistance. Visibly upset by this intervention, the individual walked away before returning by car and hitting the person who had intervened.

The driver actively sought

This driver, whose action may appear to be an attempted homicide, fled. He is actively sought based on the description of his vehicle, the registration of which was noted.

The investigators are working to clarify the circumstances of the facts. Were the young women leaving the nightclub ? Had the accused approached them a little earlier inside the establishment, or was he only passing through the Select ? The hearings of the protagonists continue in order to answer, among other things, these questions.