A student
described how she watched in horror as her friend was mowed down and
killed instantly as the names of those murdered in the tragic attack
start to become public.
Russian
student Victoria Savchenko, 21, was killed instantly when she was hit
by the truck as she walked with her friend Polina Serebryannikova, 22,
in Nice last night.
Polina
today described how she saw the truck career through the crowd just
moments before it hit Victoria, a student at the Russian government's
elite Financial University in Moscow
Polina
said: 'My friend and I were walking on the promenade. We saw this truck
moving in a strange trajectory. My friend was hit and died.
'I have been taken to the hospital. I have broken toes on one foot, and my other leg is swollen.'
Details of those killed are slowly emerging in the aftermath of the attack.
German
school authorities have confirmed the death of a teacher and two
students, according to Le Figaro, who were celebrating their end of term
exams in the city during a school trip.
Sean
Copeland, 51, and his 11-year-old son Brodie, who were on vacation in
France at the time of the attack, have been confirmed dead by friends
and family online.
Haley
Copeland wrote on Facebook: 'By now many of you have heard about the 80
people that have died in Nice, France today from a terrorist attack
driving through a parade.
'2 of those 80 people were American and those 2 people happen to be uncle Sean and 11 year old cousin Brodie
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