Week after truck accident within the Netherlands, victims are buried – Muricas News

Precisely per week after the horrible accident within the Dutch Nieuw-Beijerland, through which a truck ran right into a neighborhood occasion, 5 victims will probably be buried on Saturday. 4 come from the identical household. Solely the daddy survived. Within the meantime, it has been determined that no vehicles are allowed to move on the scene of the drama

On the Zuidzijdedijk in Nieuw-Beijerland (municipality of Hoeksche Waard) a neighborhood barbecue was occurring on Saturday when a Spanish truck driver drove onto the sq. within the early night. The steadiness was heavy: six lifeless and 7 wounded. That dying toll was later adjusted to seven as a result of an unborn child can be thought-about a sufferer. One injured particular person remains to be in hospital.

At the moment 5 lifeless victims are buried.

In Goudswaard, folks have been known as upon to hold as many flags as attainable at half-mast as an indication of condolences to the family members of the severely affected Klein household. Solely the daddy survived the drama.

His spouse Joke (75) from Zuidzijde, their son Pieter-Joost (41) along with his spouse Diana (28) and their unborn youngster Karolina died immediately. They are going to be buried on Saturday at Goudswaard Common Cemetery. First there's a funeral service within the Reformed Church on the Dorpsstraat in Goudswaard. The household was a member of the religion group.

We may even say goodbye to Arno Koot, the 62-year-old packaging supplies supervisor at The Greenery.

Koot missed the opening of the brand new padel courts at TOGB final Saturday to have the ability to go to the barbecue in Zuidzijde. With deadly penalties. The soccer referee and ex-director of the membership from Berkel en Rodenrijs was welcome, based on the reactions on social media.

The hearse with the physique of Arno Koot will probably be on Saturday at 11 am. drive across the sports activities advanced. All matches in progress at the moment will probably be suspended as a tribute. His physique is then cremated.

Folks nonetheless come to put flowers on the accident website. On the request of residents, the town council has moved the highway diversion in order that vehicles can not move. “It’s too confronting,” he says.

The investigation into the circumstances of the accident is ongoing.

The Spanish driver will stay in jail in the interim.