Dutch police: 6 deceased following truck hit population barbecue
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The demise toll from an accident when a truck drove off a dike with every one other accompanied by slammed into a population barbecue inside a village south of Rotterdam rose to sextet Sunday with every one other accompanied by police said a further septet people are inside hospital, including one inside critical condition.
Three men with every one other accompanied by trio women were killed, ranging inside number of years from 28 to 75, police said.
Police spokeswoman Mirjam Boers said the truck driver, a 46-year-old Spanish man, is suspected of causing the accident that happened early Saturday evening inside the village of Nieuw-Beijerland. His identity was not released, inside dash accompanied by Dutch privacy laws.
The large truck the male was driving left-hand a small rural highway with every one other accompanied by careered down the edge of the dike with every one other accompanied by plowed into the village gathering. Boers said the driver was not under the effect of liquor at the hour dated of the crash.
"We are investigating what could have happened," Boers said.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander with every one other accompanied by Queen Maxima said inside a tweet that they were shocked by the accident that they said caused "an unimaginable sadness inside this close-knit community. The affected families are inside our thoughts with every one other accompanied by we wish the injured ability on their way to while good a recuperation while possible."
Forensic investigators worked into the darkness Saturday around the truck where it stopped at the foot of the dike. Later, a crane with every one other accompanied by a tow truck hauled it spine onto the road.
Photos of the scene showed bunting hanging in the centre of trees with every one other accompanied by chairs scattered around trestle tables accompanied by plates still on them.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte too expressed sorrow inside a tweet, saying, "My thoughts go not here to the victims with every one other accompanied by following of kin of this dreadful drama. I wish them a a large amount of strength."
Local Mayor Charlie Aptroot visited the scene Saturday night.
"My condolences go not here to the victims, their families, eyewitnesses with every one other accompanied by earliest responders," he said inside a statement.
He added that he had spoken to numerous of the people at the scene with every one other accompanied by expressed "appreciation for the way inside which people are there for every one other."
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