They increase to six dead due to the running over of a Spanish truck at a popular barbecue in the Netherlands

The death toll rises to six after a fatal outrage in which a truck driver, identified as a 46-year-old Spanish man, left a dam in Nieuw-Beijerland and crashed into a neighborhood barbecue in the south of the Netherlands Low.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
28 August 2022 Sunday 05:30
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They increase to six dead due to the running over of a Spanish truck at a popular barbecue in the Netherlands

The death toll rises to six after a fatal outrage in which a truck driver, identified as a 46-year-old Spanish man, left a dam in Nieuw-Beijerland and crashed into a neighborhood barbecue in the south of the Netherlands Low.

"There are six dead. Seven victims are currently in hospital, one of them in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing. The forensic investigation supports it. The truck will be seized for investigation," police said in a statement.

The driver, who was arrested and immediately transferred to a police station, was driving a truck, which according to the Police belongs to the Spanish transport company El Mosca, and which will be seized by the authorities for technical review.

"We know that he had not been drinking. He was arrested for causing a fatal accident and serious bodily injury. His role in the incident is under investigation," the police said in a statement, adding that "all scenarios regarding the events are open." ".