Truck crashes into a barbecue party with hundreds of guests: the number of deaths is increasing - the forwarding agency names a possible cause of the accident
Created: 08/29/2022, 05:05
By: Martina Lippl
Rescue workers are at the scene of the accident.
In the Netherlands, a truck crashed into a neighborhood festival in the town near Rotterdam, killing several people.
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A truck crashed into a barbecue south of Rotterdam (Netherlands) on Saturday evening.
There are at least six dead.
The circumstances are initially unclear.
The driver was arrested.
Update from August 28, 12.45 p.m
.: Six people died and seven others were injured.
One of the injured is in critical condition.
The police announced on Sunday.
The number of victims was initially unclear after the accident in the Netherlands.
During the night of Sunday, a specialist company had heaved the heavy truck back onto the road.
Then the dead lying under the vehicle were recovered.
Truck crashes in the middle of a barbecue party: six dead and seven injured
A truck drove into the middle of a barbecue party around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening (August 27).
At that time, hundreds of people celebrated a neighborhood festival in the village of Nieuw-Beijerland near Rotterdam (Netherlands).
The investigation into the truck accident was still ongoing.
The truck driver (46) is in custody.
He is being investigated for causing a fatal accident and causing serious bodily harm, according to the police.
The man is from Spain.
"We know he wasn't drinking," the investigators emphasize.
The semi-trailer was confiscated for investigations.
According to Spanish newspaper
La Verdad
, the Spanish trucking company said the driver of the truck went off the road while trying to avoid a van.
The haulage company is in contact with the Dutch authorities to help clarify the cause of the accident, the newspaper reported on Sunday.
The police spokeswoman has not yet been able to say whether a delivery van was involved in the accident, the dpa news agency said.
On the evening of the accident, however, a white van was being sought.
The driver later reported himself to authorities.
Videos and photos from the neighborhood barbecue could bring more clues.
The police are now calling on all witnesses to make their recordings available to the investigators.
Rescue workers are at the scene of the accident.
In the Netherlands, a truck crashed into a neighborhood festival in the town near Rotterdam, killing several people.
© picture alliance/dpa/ANP
Semi truck crashes into barbecue party - several dead
First report from August 28th
Rotterdam - It was a barbecue among neighbors - people were celebrating.
At 6 p.m., a truck drove into the crowd.
For initially unknown reasons, the semi-trailer truck went off the road, slid down a slope from the dike and crashed right into the people who had gathered there for a neighborhood festival on Saturday evening in the village of Nieuw-Beijerland (Netherlands).
Netherlands: Truck crashes into barbecue party – police report several dead and injured
At least two people died in the accident, several injured were taken to the hospital, the police said on Saturday evening.
“There are still dead people under the truck.
The investigation is still ongoing," a press release said.
An exact number of victims is not yet available.
The broadcaster NOS reported at least three dead and several injured.
After a tragic accident at a barbecue party: truck driver (46) at the police station
According to the local police, the truck driver was taken into custody and taken to a police station.
It is a 46-year-old from Spain.
His role in the accident would be investigated.
According to their own statements, the investigators want to keep all scenarios open and collect facts.
In the meantime, the driver of a white van, who was at the intersection shortly before the accident, also reported.
The police are hoping for information about the course of the accident from the possible witnesses.
Truck accident at a barbecue: "The shock is enormous"
"You can imagine what a blow it is: during a neighborhood festival, a truck drives into this group of people, the shock is enormous," said a police spokeswoman for the Omroep Rijnmond broadcaster.
The community is taking care of the numerous witnesses to the terrible events.
A special company was commissioned to salvage the truck.
Only then could experts recover the dead underneath.
Tragedy at a barbecue party in the Netherlands: the truck kills several people.
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Truck crashes from the dyke in the neighborhood festival – hundreds of people celebrate in the village
The accident happened near an intersection.
The rather narrow streets run along a dyke, at the foot of which the festival was in progress.
"It's a very close-knit village community here in Nieuw-Bejerland," Mayor Charlie Aptroot told NOS.
The accident was a terrible blow for the residents.
“People want to know how their relatives or close friends are doing.
But there is no complete overview yet.”
Around 100 people had registered for the festival organized by an association, a local resident told Omroep Rijnmond.
Another neighbor spoke of "complete chaos".
Everyone was in a panic.
Everyone wanted to help.
"But there were an awful lot of injuries."
(dpa/ml)
