{"id":1265672,"date":"2022-12-15T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/15\/boy-run-over-and-killed-after-france-world-cup-win\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T18:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:34:03","slug":"boy-run-over-and-killed-after-france-world-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/15\/boy-run-over-and-killed-after-france-world-cup-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy run over and killed after France World Cup win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-15_134826368-696x392.png\"   alt=\"The boy was run over as France fans celebrated in the centre of Montpellier (file picture)\" title=\"The boy was run over as France fans celebrated in the centre of Montpellier (file picture)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boy was run over as France fans celebrated in the centre of Montpellier (file picture)<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A 14-year-old boy has been run over and killed in the southern French city of Montpellier shortly after France\u2019s World Cup semi-final victory over Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said he was struck by a car after the match and then died in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Images on social media showed a car draped in a French tricolour surrounded by people who then grabbed the flag.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The driver then appeared to panic, accelerating into two teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>As he turned his car around and sped off, the 14-year-old was hit and went into cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmense sadness that a sporting event should end in total tragedy,\u201d said local MP Nathalie Oziol, who expressed her sympathy with the boy\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>The local prefect in the southern H\u00e9rault area said the car was later found abandoned not far from the scene of the accident, and police have begun searching for the driver.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Mayor Micha\u00ebl Delafosse said everyone was appalled and in shock at \u201cthis terrible tragedy\u201d, and wished that perpetrators of \u201cthis cowardly act\u201d be brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>Local MP Patrick Vignal said the driver had to be caught and severely punished.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened in Montpellier\u2019s north-western district of La Paillade, around half-an-hour after the final whistle in Qatar, where France beat Morocco 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between France and Morocco supporters briefly spilled over in the centre of the city as flares were lit and police responded with tear gas. France has a large Moroccan community of some 1.5 million people.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations in cities across France were largely peaceful, although police used tear gas to halt trouble involving far-right youths in the centre of Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>Ten thousand police were deployed across the country and a reported 167 arrests were reported nationally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"BauluIx8bfQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clampdown on Indiscipline: Police introduce PAILES to check insecure loading of vehicles (15-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BauluIx8bfQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boy was run over as France fans celebrated in the centre of Montpellier (file picture) A 14-year-old boy has been run over and killed in the southern French city of Montpellier shortly after France\u2019s World Cup semi-final victory over Morocco. 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