The causes of the accident remain undetermined, with authorities "giving preference at this stage" to a "road accident". The investigation was entrusted to the Judicial Accident Processing Service (STJA).
The driver, who was on the run, has already been arrested and placed in police custody, on charges of "involuntary homicide, unintentional injuries caused by the driver and danger to life", declared the Paris Prosecutor's Office.
The vehicle, a dark Toyota, is still at the entrance to the bar, with the hood completely retracted, noted an AFP journalist, noting that a red and gold tarpaulin was placed in front of the terrace, hiding the tables and the car.
The police verified that there were no explosives in the vehicle, the mayor of the 20th district of Paris, Eric Pliez, told the press from near the scene of the disaster.
"All the injured were customers", "people who were on the terrace, as the weather is good today", said Eric Pliez, visibly emotional.
Near the scene of the clash, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, around the terrace of the Le Ramus café, a large police concentration was set up, with soldiers from the anti-terrorist unit and four fire engines, who isolated the avenue of the Père Lachaise cemetery , with many inhabitants being prevented from getting home.
The passenger, who was also in the car, was arrested shortly after the disaster that occurred at 7:30 pm local time (6:30 pm in Lisbon), testing positive for drugs and alcohol, according to a source close to the case.
The six injured, three of whom were in very serious condition, were transported to a hospital, a police source said.
This event takes place less than ten days before the opening of the Olympic Games, for which, on average, around 35,000 police and gendarmes and 18,000 French military personnel will be mobilized daily.
From 5am on Thursday 18th July until 26th July, the internal security and anti-terrorism (SILT) perimeter will be activated in Paris, around the banks of the River Seine, to prepare for the opening ceremony of the Games 2024 Olympics.
The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games "were not specifically targeted by international terrorist organizations", French national anti-terrorism prosecutor Olivier Christen said on Tuesday, although he highlighted the "resurgence" of the terrorist threat for "the entire country".
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