 Location of the accident in Zuidzijde | |
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| Date | 27 August 2022 |
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| Time | 09:54 (CET (UTC+2)) |
| Location | Zuidzijde, Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 51°46′53.7″N4°21′42.1″E / 51.781583°N 4.361694°E |
| Type | Traffic collision |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 7 |
On 27 Augustus 2022 a truck drove off a dike in the hamlet Zuidzijde near the village Nieuw-Beijerland in the Dutch municipality Hoeksche Waard. This accident caused seven deaths and seven injuries.
Under the dike there was a barbecue party by a local ice skating club at the time, near their outdoor skating rink (which was not frozen over as it was summer). The truck (from a Spanish transport company) travelled on the Zuidzijdsedijk and then drove off the dike into a pop up canopy filled with people. It was there where the seven fatal casualties fell. Before the accident the truck stood still on the T junction between the Zuidzijdsedijk and the Langeweg and appeared to take a wide turn to the latter. [1]
Seven people died in the accident and there were seven injuries. Originally there had been six fatal casualties counted but later an unborn baby was counted as a victim as well. [2]
An inquiry into the accident is ongoing, it was determined that the Spanish driver had traces of cocaine in his blood. [3]
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