NIEUW-BEIJERLAND, Aug 29(ABC): Dutch police on Sunday (Aug 28) said six people were killed and seven others hurt after a truck ran off the top of a dike and ploughed into a neighbourhood barbecue.
Police were questioning the Spanish-registered driver of the lorry following the accident on Saturday evening in Nieuw-Beijerland, a village 30km south of Rotterdam.
The victims were three women aged 28, 32 and 75, and three men aged 41, 50 and 62, all from the local area, police said. One of the injured was in a critical condition in hospital.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander said he was “shocked” and Prime Minister Mark Rutte offered condolences over the “terrible” accident.
Police had first confirmed at least two dead after the vehicle drove into the crowded community barbecue, which Dutch news reports said was being hosted by an ice-skating club.