17/11/2018 14:19
France fuel protest: One dead as 'yellow vest' blockades begin
A female protester has died after being hit by a car, officials say, as drivers begin disrupting traffic across France in a protest at rising fuel prices.
The woman was struck after a driver panicked and drove towards protesters in south-eastern France, reports said.
Some 50,000 demonstrators, dubbed the "yellow vests" after their high-visibility jackets, have gathered in 1,000 locations, officials say.
They accuse President Emmanuel Macron of abandoning "the little people".
Mr Macron admitted this week that he had not "really managed to reconcile the French people with their leaders".