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Bastille Day attack victim dies, bringing death toll to 85

The Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France, has claimed another life, bringing the death toll to 85.

Pierre Hattermann, whose wife and son were also killed in Nice attack, died in hospital Thursday

People walk past flowers left in tribute at a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack near the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, July 21, 2016. The death toll in from the attack rose to 85 on Thursday. (Jean-Pierre Amet/Reuters)

The Bastille Day truck attack in Nice has claimed another life, bringing the death toll to 85.

Christian Estrosi, president of the region where the French Riviera city is located, says on Twitter that Pierre Hattermann, 56, has died.

The local Nice Matin daily said Hattermann's wife and a 13-year-old son were killed when a truck driven by a Tunisian man barrelled down the famed Promenade des Anglais as tens of thousands gathered for the July 14 French national day celebration. The attack was claimed by ISIS.

Hattermann, 56, a psychologist, died Thursday at Pasteur Hospital, the paper said. He lived in the Savoie region of eastern France and had been vacationing with his family in Nice.