Two prison officers have been killed after an attack on a prison convoy – with the inmate reportedly on the run.

Three other people are seriously injured after the reported “ramming car attack” on a motorway in Incarville in the northwestern France region of Eure.

The escaped detainee is a man named Mohamed who was convicted of “burglary theft” and is nicknamed “The Fly”, according to Le Parisien.

He is also known to courts for “attempted homicide”, the French newspaper adds.

The escaped prisoner fled with those who attacked the convoy on Tuesday, Le Parisien continues.

The attack involving several armed men happened at a tollbooth on the A154 motorway at about 11am local time, according to reports.

French justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti posted on X: “A prison convoy was attacked in Eure. Two of our prison officers have died, three are seriously injured.

“All my thoughts are with the victims, their families and their colleagues.”

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