Car hits Paris cafe terrace, one dead, two seriously injured, police say

A car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and two people in a critical state, police said, adding the driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

One of the passengers of the car tested positive for alcohol and drugs, a police source said.

France is on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics that start on July 26.