The 13-year-old girl is said to have been killed on impact when the car hit the Pizza Cesena restaurant east of the French capital.

At least eight others were injured – with six believed to be in a critical condition.

Local station BFMTV reported that the driver deliberately rammed the terrace.

The driver – believed to have been behind the wheel of a dark BMW – was arrested at the scene.

French Police confirmed they were dealing with an incident but are yet to comment further.

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A witness at the scene said: “A car drove into the terrace and crashed into the bar. The driver tried to reverse but someone stopped them.

“The gendarmes arrived quickly. There were around 20 people in the restaurant.”

And a local official added: "It cannot be an accident because there are no traces of breaking."

The incident is not believed to be terror-related. The driver's motives are unknown at this stage.

It occurred less than a week after an Algerian national was arrested on suspicion of deliberately ramming a hire car into a group of soldiers on a patrol in a Paris suburb.