Authorities in Belgium said six people had died after a car plowed into a crowd waiting to attend a carnival in the town of Strépy-Bracquegnies on Sunday.
"A car drove from the back at high speed. And we have a few dozen injured and unfortunately several people who are killed,'' Jacques Gobert, mayor of the neighboring town La Louviere said.
Prosecutor Damien Verheyen said 26 people were injured, 10 were in critical condition.
Geez!Six dead as car hits Belgian carnival crowd – DW – 03/20/2022
The vehicle drove into a crowd of people waiting to attend carnival in the town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, killing six people.www.dw.com
Terrible!
And not for the first time!
In an age-old tradition, Carnival revelers had gathered at dawn, intending to pick up others at their homes along the way, to finally hold their famous festivity again after it was banned for the past two years to counter the spread of COVID-19. Some dressed in colorful garb with bells attached, walking behind the beat of drums. It was supposed to be a day of deliverance.
Instead, said mayor Jacques Gobert, "what happened turned it into a national catastrophe."
More than 150 people of all ages had gathered around 5 a.m. and were standing in a thick crowd along a long, straight road. Suddenly, "a car drove from the back at high speed. And we have a few dozen injured and unfortunately several people who are killed," Gobert said.
Six dead as car hits Belgian carnival crowd – DW – 03/20/2022
The vehicle drove into a crowd of people waiting to attend carnival in the town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, killing six people.www.dw.com
Terrible!
And not for the first time!
Or drunk? Passed out with foot on the gas?How tragic! I guess we'll wait to see what was the motive. Apparently it wasn't a high speed chase, so the only other reason I can imagine is a disgruntled person.
Something must be done immediately (if not sooner) about car crime!
Time for registration and licensing for vehicles along with training before being allowed to use them
Authorities have ruled out, for now, a terror motive behind Sunday’s incident.
“At this stage of the investigation, we know that a vehicle slammed into a group and that there are six dead and 26 injured, including 10 people whose life is in danger,” prosecutor Damien Verheyen told reporters at the town’s city hall.
There was a time when all this was NOT necessary in Belgium.Time for registration and licensing for vehicles along with training before being allowed to use them
Did that work?
Does the law against murder work?
At least six people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd of carnival-goers in southern Belgium.
The incident happened in the small town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, about 30 miles (50km) south of the capital Brussels.
The car drove at high-speed into dozens of people who were preparing to take part in a traditional parade on Sunday morning.
Around 40 people were injured and several are in a serious condition, the town's mayor said.
"There were about 150-200 people who were following the parade and [the] car arrived from behind and drove into the crowd," Jacques Gobert said.
Hopefully a waiting period, secure storage requirements and a strict limit on the number of cars per household. If gas were kept separate from the car this could be avoided.Time for registration and licensing for vehicles along with training before being allowed to use them
I'm sure they want to be absolutely sure they have all information before releasing a motive.No news of any kind why this happened and who those two persons in the car planned - or whatever.
Does the police not know - or do they not want to tell yet?
Time for registration and licensing for vehicles along with training before being allowed to use them
As a group of carnival-goers were marching towards the town center, "a car came from the back at high speed and crashed into group, pulverized a large number of people, continuing its way before stopping a little further down," La Louvière mayor Jacques Gobert told reporters.
The two men who were in the car, both from La Louvière and born in 1988 and 1990, were arrested, Verheyen said. He added that a "reconstruction of the facts" will be held in order to establish the exact route of the vehicle and any potential motive.
The incident happened at 5 a.m. local time. Strépy-Bracquegnies is located 30 miles (50km) south of Brussels.
There was no evidence that a chase with police led to the incident, officers said, contrary to earlier reports. They also said as yet "no elements" showed that the incident "could be considered as a terrorist attack."
Six dead as car hits Belgian carnival crowd – DW – 03/20/2022
The vehicle drove into a crowd of people waiting to attend carnival in the town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, killing six people.www.dw.com
Terrible!
And not for the first time!
If you do not see any point here, I cannot help you.Point?
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