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Ambulance driver goes on trial over deaths of two teenagers in Lyon
In Lyon, two teenagers were killed when an ambulance hit their scooter on 22 August 2022.
Iris Pichène was 15 and Warren Bistoquet was 17, and they were riding together on the Quai Maréchal-Joffre.
They were using a bus lane that was also open to ambulances, taxis and some other ways of travelling.
The ambulance driver is now on trial at a criminal court in Lyon, four years after the collision.
He has said he was on an urgent mission for France’s emergency medical service, with a patient to collect and take to hospital.
He says he had activated the siren and lights and that the scooter moved to the left, leaving him unable to avoid the crash.
The trial is examining the driver’s conduct, but the available information does not say when a verdict is expected.
An ambulance struck and killed teenagers Iris Pichène, 15, and Warren Bistoquet, 17, as they rode an electric scooter in Lyon on 22 August 2022.
The ambulance driver went on trial at Lyon’s criminal court on 22 October 2026.
The crash happened on the Quai Maréchal-Joffre, after the ambulance approached along the Quai Tilsitt.
The teenagers were riding two on one scooter in a bus lane that was also open to certain other users.
The driver said he was responding to an emergency and had activated the ambulance’s warning lights and siren.
- Who
- Iris Pichène, 15, and Warren Bistoquet, 17, were killed. The ambulance driver, identified as Cyril P., went on trial.
- What
- An ambulance struck the teenagers as they rode an electric scooter; the driver was tried in connection with their deaths.
- When
- The crash happened on 22 August 2022. The trial opened on 22 October 2026.
- Where
- Quai Maréchal-Joffre in Lyon, after the ambulance travelled along Quai Tilsitt.
- Why
- The driver said he was on an urgent SAMU mission to collect a patient. The sources do not establish why the collision occurred.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Iris and Warren were struck by an ambulance on Quai Maréchal-Joffre and died at the scene.
A funeral for the teenagers at Saint-Jean Cathedral drew about 1,000 people.
A white march was held at the site of the crash.
The ambulance driver appeared before Lyon’s criminal court.
- Victims
- Iris Pichène, 15, and Warren Bistoquet, 17
- Crash date
- 22 August 2022
- Crash location
- Quai Maréchal-Joffre, Lyon
- Trial date
- 22 October 2026
- Court
- Lyon criminal court, 6th chamber
- Funeral attendance
- About 1,000 people
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À Lyon, la conduite dangereuse de l’ambulancier qui avait mortellement percuté Iris et Warren à trottinette au cœur du procès
Iris et Warren percutés par une ambulance alors qu'ils circulaient en trottinette : le conducteur jugé 4 ans après le drame qui a endeuillé Lyon
La vidéo du jour. Mort d’Iris et Warren en trottinette à Lyon : retour sur les lieux du drame alors que s'ouvre le procès