Motorcycle crashes into police car during urban rodeo: video generates millions of views on social media

La moto et la voiture de police juste avant l'accident. Capture X @cpasdeslol_X

Vendredi 22 mars 2024, une moto qui était en plein rodéo urbain a percuté une voiture de police. La scène, filmée à Pontarlier dans le Doubs, a été visionnée plusieurs millions de fois.

The video posted online this weekend is causing a buzz. In the images, we can see a man on a dirt bike doing a wheelie towards a police car. The police then turned around to intercept it but the motorcycle hit the vehicle. The scene was filmed by a local resident and stirred up social networks, reports L’Est Républicain.

An open investigation

The events took place in Pontarlier in Franche-Comté. During the accident between the police car and the motorcycle, the driver was ejected and suffered a slight elbow injury, indicate our colleagues from France Bleu.

Un véhicule de police a délibérément couper la route à un jeune en motocross à Pontarlier. pic.twitter.com/8iCRaRZ8O0

— Cpasdeslol (@cpasdeslol_X) March 22, 2024

It's an X account (ex-Twitter) which relayed this video, called CPASDESLOL. This specializes in the broadcast of "amateur videos of violent scenes", specifies the local media.

But the images are circulating widely on the web, to the point of creating a buzz, since the video generates more than 3 million views in just a few days. The comments are very divided: some blame the behavior of the police, while others deplore the behavior of the bikers.

According to L’Est Républicain, the police were on the scene following the attack. a call from a local resident denouncing the dangerous behavior of drivers on the road. If the Doubs police chief does not see any problem with the maneuver carried out by his colleagues, he nevertheless specifies that two-wheelers are not chased for "security issues& ;quot;.

An investigation for aggravated rodeo has been opened and is targeting the motorcycle driver. He is already known to the police for traffic violations, details France Bleu.