PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The French government on Thursday called for calm following the death of a 16-year-old boy whose motorbike collided with a police car on a road outside Paris.
Government spokesman Olivier Veran said the investigations under way would determine the "exact circumstances" of Wednesday's collision.
I am calling for restraint and careful consideration," he said on France Inter radio.
The death of the teenager, whose ethnicity had not been reported, occurred as France gears up to host the Rugby World Cup.
The tournament kicks off on Friday when France play New Zealand at the Stade de France near Paris.
Persons:
Olivier Veran, Dominique Vidalon, Alain Acco, Christina Fincher, John Stonestreet
Organizations:
Prosecutors, Government, France Inter, Rugby, New Zealand, Stade de France, Thomson
Locations:
Paris, Elancourt, Yvelines, Nanterre, France