Overview
- Police said a seriously injured participant has died, bringing the toll from Monday night’s event to one fatality and multiple injuries.
- Five people remain hospitalized, two are seriously hurt, and the 56-year-old driver is in custody pending the investigation.
- Officials report the driver was not under the influence and that intent has been excluded while forensic work seeks the cause.
- The municipality and local churches are offering aftercare, with Slachtofferhulp and a GGD youth doctor supporting bystanders and families.
- Elsewhere, a suspect is held after a fatal stabbing in Schalkwijk, two men were arrested over a Barendrecht McDonald’s shooting, police see no crime in a Maren-Kessel death, and a 24-year-old received a 12-month sentence for a 2023 Groningen hit-and-run.