A 25-year-old Dutchman was killed trying to free three acquaintances from their car.
The trio had landed in a moat at night.
The 25-year-old wanted to rescue the car with a tractor;
but the tractor overturned.
The man was trapped and was fatally injured.
Drivers under the influence of alcohol
The three occupants had previously been able to climb out of the car unharmed.
It turned out that the driver of the car was drunk.
Therefore, the police started an investigation against him.
The incident happened in the village of Hoogblokland in the province of South Holland, about 70 kilometers from Amsterdam.
A good third of the Netherlands is below sea level.
There are a lot of watercourses and moats, some of which are used instead of fences to demarcate fields.
There are courses for drivers in which they can train how to get out of their car if they end up in the water.
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