Three children and an adult lost their lives when a vehicle collided with a group of cyclists in a rural region of the Netherlands. The tragic incident occurred near the village of Vogelwaarde, close to the Belgian border, as the cyclists were on a school outing, Dutch authorities reported.
Law enforcement apprehended a 19-year-old individual and are investigating his role in the event, without confirming if he was the driver of the car. At the scene, two children and an adult succumbed to their injuries, while four children were transported to hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium for severe conditions.
Sadly, one child passed away on Thursday evening at a hospital in Rotterdam, according to a statement from the Zeeland Security Region organization. The victims, consisting of a group of 14 schoolchildren and two supervisors from an elementary school in the nearby town of Axel, were involved in the crash.
An inquiry by the police is currently underway to determine the cause of the collision on a provincial road located amidst farmers’ fields near Vogelwaarde, approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Amsterdam.