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Belgium: Six killed after car drives into crowd

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 20 Mar 2022, 07:31 am Print

Belgium: Six killed after car drives into crowd Belgium Car Attack

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Brussels: At least six people died when a car drove into a crowd of carnival performers on Sunday morning in La Louviere, southern Belgium, media reports said.

The car reportedly drove at high-speed into a group of around 60 people who were preparing to take part in a carnival parade on Sunday, BBC reported.

Several people are seriously injured and some are in a critical condition, a police spokeswoman told the BBC.

Police have started investigating the incident.

"It is an accident, a tragic one. The car hit the group and tried to carry on but it was quickly stopped by the police," police spokeswoman Cristina Ianoco told BBC.