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Three people have been severely injured after a car ploughed into a restaurant terrace in Paris.
Local police said at least three people are in a “critical state” after the vehicle drove into them at 7.30pm on the Avenue du Père-Lachaise on Wednesday.
French Police said that the driver had fled the scene, while a passenger, who was arrested, tested positive for alcohol.
The cause of the accident in the city’s 20th arrondissement is currently not known.
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