At least three dead and several injured after truck ploughs into Rotterdam barbecue
- The driver sped through the crowd at an event in Nieuw Beijerland
- Others have been taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries
- Overturned picnic tables and wreckage from the scene were pictured
Three people were killed in the Netherlands after a truck crashed into a neighbourhood barbeque near Rotterdam.
‘At the time of the collision, there was a neighborhood barbecue where many people were present,’ Rotterdam police said Saturday evening.
The driver sped through the crowd in Nieuw Beijerland, around 14 miles away from Rotterdam.
Others have been taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries, reported the Dutch media.
The group was hosting an annual party, according to De Telegraaf , when the truck sped towards them
The driver, said to be in shock, is being interrogated by police
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police are pictured at the scene
Overturned picnic tables and wreckage from the scene was pictured at the event
The driver, said to be in shock, is being interrogated by police. It is not known at this time why he drove into the gathering.
Overturned picnic tables and wreckage from the scene was pictured at the event.
The group was hosting an annual party, according to De Telegraaf, when the truck sped towards them.
The truck has a Spanish registration, media reported.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police are reportedly acting on the assumption that the crash was an accident.
This is a developing news story.
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