At least two people have deceased this Saturday and an undetermined number have turned out wounds in Netherlands in a truck accident of transport of a Spanish company against a barbecue neighborhood in a town near Rotterdam, as confirmed by the Dutch police.
The agents, however, have not wanted to give the exact number of victims, but there are several and some are under the truck. The rescue teams had begun shortly before 11 p.m. to remove the remains of the vehicle in order to remove those trapped.
The driver, who was uninjured after the accident, He was immediately arrested and taken to a police station for questioning, added public television NOS, which indicates that the truck, a large trailer, belongs to the freight transport company “El Mosca”, based in Molina de Segura (Murcia). .
The event took place in the town of Nieuw-Beijerland, around 6:00 p.m., and at the time of the accident a neighborhood party was being held at the foot of a dam, where there were many people. The truck would have left the nearby road and had crossed the dam, running over people who were gathered celebrating a barbecue as part of the neighborhood parties.
Police investigation
Other victims have been taken to hospital with injuries of varying degrees.
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“The cause of the accident is being investigated,” police said. rotterdam through his Twitter account. “Investigators will first inspect the location and then the truck will be removed,” police said. The Dutch media detail all kinds of testimonies from people who were at the party at that time and who have experienced the tragedy live.
The police have cordoned off the area and set up a tent to avoid onlookers while forensic and emergency teams work at the scene of the incident.