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| A spectator has been killed and two others injured as they watched the Tour de France after they were hit by a police motorcycle, organisers said. | A spectator has been killed and two others injured as they watched the Tour de France after they were hit by a police motorcycle, organisers said. |
| The accident happened in the village of Wittelsheim, about 40km (25 miles) from the start of the cycle race's 14th stage in Colmar, north-eastern France. | |
| Organisers said the three people were treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital. | Organisers said the three people were treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital. |
| French police said the circumstances of the accident were unclear. | French police said the circumstances of the accident were unclear. |
| "A woman crossed the road and was hit by a Republican Guardsman on a motorcycle," Alain Fontaine, a spokesman for the gendarmerie, told Reuters news agency. | "A woman crossed the road and was hit by a Republican Guardsman on a motorcycle," Alain Fontaine, a spokesman for the gendarmerie, told Reuters news agency. |
| "Then the motorcycle slid and hit one or two more people," he added. | "Then the motorcycle slid and hit one or two more people," he added. |