Overview
- Prosecutors identified the deceased as a 20-year-old woman, a 21-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, all from The Hague, and said a 21-year-old woman was injured.
- Police say officers signaled the car to stop around 04:40 for conspicuous driving, after which a brief pursuit began on Bezuidenhoutseweg.
- The vehicle lost control, struck a tree and caught fire; one occupant was pulled from the car and taken to hospital while three others died at the scene.
- The Rijksrecherche is investigating because the deaths followed police action, with forensic analysis and camera reviews underway and the involved officers to be interviewed.
- Authorities say the injured woman was not the driver and has not been arrested, as residents leave flowers and gather to mourn at the crash site.