Six lifeless after truck rams into group barbecue in Netherlands village

The loss of life toll from an accident when a truck drove off a dike and slammed right into a group barbecue in a village south of Rotterdam rose to 6 Sunday and police stated an extra seven individuals are in hospital, together with one in crucial situation.

Police spokeswoman Mirjam Boers stated the truck driver, a 46-year-old Spanish man, is suspected of inflicting the accident that occurred early Saturday night within the village of Nieuw-Beijerland.

The giant truck the person was driving left a small rural highway and careered down the financial institution of the dike and plowed into the village gathering. Boers stated the driving force was not inebriated on the time of the crash.

“We are investigating what could have happened,” Boers stated.

Forensic investigators labored into the evening Saturday across the truck the place it stopped on the backside of the dike. Later, a crane and a tow truck hauled it again onto the highway.

Photos of the scene confirmed bunting hanging between bushes and chairs scattered round trestle tables with plates nonetheless on them.

Local Mayor Charlie Aptroot visited the scene Saturday evening.

“My condolences go out to the victims, their families, eyewitnesses and first responders,” he stated in an announcement.

He added that he had spoken to lots of the folks on the scene and expressed “appreciation for the way in which people are there for each other.”