Dozens of people commemorate 18-year-old Haarlem girl who died in a water scooter accident

Dozens of people have commemorated the Haarlem woman who died in a watercraft accident last week. During the commemoration several torches were lit and a speech was given. On a table along the water were pictures of the victim.

The accident happened last Sunday in Zijkanaal C, not far from the viaduct of the A9, on the border between Velsen-Zuid and Spaarndam.

The 18-year-old woman was driving the watercraft. A 23-year-old man was sitting on the back of her. He was hospitalized with serious injuries. The police suspect that the two have run into a dukdalf.

The condition of the injured man is unknown.

NH Nieuws spoke earlier with local resident Esther Batelaan, who had a view of the place where the accident happened from her garden

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