The Hague: Dutch police on Sunday stated six other people had been killed and 7 people harm after a truck ran off the highest of a dike street and ploughed into revellers at a neighbourhood fish fry.
The twist of fate came about round six pm (1600 GMT) on Saturday when the Spanish-registered lorry left the street within the village of Nieuw-Beijerland, 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of Rotterdam.
The sufferers had been 3 ladies elderly 28, 32 and 75, and 3 males elderly 41, 50 and 62, all from the native space, police stated. Some of the injured used to be in a essential situation in health center.
Police had first showed a minimum of two lifeless after the automobile drove into the crowded neighborhood fish fry, which Dutch information experiences stated used to be being hosted by way of an ice-skating membership.
“We’ve got six other people killed and 7 injured, one critically after the day past’s twist of fate,” police spokeswoman Mirjam Boers informed AFP.
“We’re nonetheless investigating what precisely came about,” she stated.
Pictures from the scene recognized the truck as belonging to the El Mosca corporate, based totally in Spain.
Boers showed the 46-year-old driving force from Spain have been arrested “and used to be no longer inebriated,” on the time of the twist of fate.
“He used to be arrested for inflicting a deadly twist of fate and severe physically harm. His function within the incident is below investigation. In the meanwhile, we’re holding all situations concerning the details open,” police stated in a commentary.
– ‘Not possible disappointment’ –
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima stated they had been “surprised” by way of the tragedy.
“We’re surprised and moved by way of the horrible twist of fate in Nieuw-Beijerland closing night time through which such a lot of other people had been killed. An impossible disappointment inside this close-knit neighborhood,” the king and queen stated in an authentic message.
“The households affected are in our ideas and we would like the injured power on their option to the most productive imaginable restoration.”
Dutch High Minister Mark Rutte additionally despatched s condolences.
“Horrible information … my ideas are with the sufferers and relations of this horrible drama. I want them a large number of power,” Rutte stated on Twitter.
Quoting witnesses, the Rijnmond regional broadcaster stated the truck stopped for a second at a T-junction at the slender Zuidzijdsedijk dike, earlier than starting off and ploughing into the revellers.
3 of the sufferers — a mom, son and daughter-in-law who used to be 8 months pregnant — got here from the similar circle of relatives, the broadcaster reported, quoting a neighborhood church announcement.
The incident has shaken the tight-knit neighborhood of the Nieuw-Beijerland area with police calling for extra witnesses to lend a hand with the investigation.
“Because of the neighbourhood fish fry, many of us had been provide all over the incident,” police stated.
Pictures from the scene on Saturday night time confirmed a number of chairs scattered within the wake of the lorry.