Two dead as monster truck slams into crowd in Dutch town of Haaksbergen
Two people were killed and 18 injured, six seriously, when a giant truck spun out of control during a stunt show in the Dutch town of Haaksbergen, authorities said.
Two people were killed and 18 injured, six seriously, when a giant truck spun out of control during a stunt show in the Dutch town of Haaksbergen, authorities said.
Earlier, local media had quoted the town's mayor as saying that three people had died, including two children. Authorities gave no details of who had died.
The accident happened on Sunday when the driver of a giant, 1,500-horsepower truck with tractor-sized wheels failed to brake after driving across a row of parked cars during a stunt and ploughed into onlookers.
"A so-called monster truck drove into a crowd of spectators. A terrible accident with two dead victims, 18 wounded [including] six severely wounded," town authorities said on their website.
The driver was arrested, local police said in a tweet.
An amateur video of the accident posted on Facebook showed the truck revving hard and then riding over six cars, before suddenly heading towards spectators lining the square, who were separated from the show by only flimsy metal barriers. Screaming, some managed to escape, but others had no time to do so.