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Two killed in Netherlands after truck hits revelers

/ 03:18 PM August 28, 2022

Two killed in Netherlands after truck hits revelers

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THE HAGUE — At least two people were killed and several others injured after a cargo truck ran off a dike and ploughed into a group of revelers on Saturday, Dutch police said.

The accident happened early Saturday evening when the Spanish-registered truck left the road on the narrow Zuidzijdsedijk, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Rotterdam.

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“The cargo truck drove into a group of people while they were at a neighbourhood barbeque,” Rotterdam police said on their Twitter account.

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“There are several dead and several others have been taken to the hospital,” some in a serious condition, police said.

A police officer at the scene told the local Rijnmond broadcaster that “at least two people were killed” but that police were still at the scene verifying exact numbers.

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Photographs from the scene identified the truck as belonging to the El Mosca company, based in Spain.

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The truck’s driver, who was not injured, has been arrested and taken into custody by the police, the NOS national broadcaster said.

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The accident in the Netherlands comes a day after a van driver ploughed into a crowded cafe terrace in central Brussels, wounding six people.

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