A 25-year-old man was seriously injured during the carbide shooting in the village of Diessen. “He was taken to hospital in a serious condition,” police said on Twitter. It is still unknown how the accident happened.
At the village, which is located in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, about forty people were present who saw the accident happen. The police report that victim support is being arranged for them. The accident happened in a meadow on the Oirschotsedijk where an air ambulance also landed.
Police are still assuming it was a fatal accident, but are still interviewing all witnesses. The man’s life is feared.