{"id":418962,"date":"2022-03-20T17:34:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T14:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/motorist-plows-into-crowd-killing-six\/"},"modified":"2022-03-20T17:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T14:34:32","slug":"motorist-plows-into-crowd-killing-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/motorist-plows-into-crowd-killing-six\/","title":{"rendered":"#Motorist plows into crowd, killing six"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a298d9f8f41e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a298d9f8f41e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/motorist-plows-into-crowd-killing-six\/#%E2%80%9CMotorist_plows_into_crowd_killing_six%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Motorist plows into crowd, killing six&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMotorist_plows_into_crowd_killing_six%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Motorist plows into crowd, killing six&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A car mowed down a group of performers preparing for a carnival parade in southern Belgium early Sunday, killing six people and leaving 10 more with life-threatening injuries, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 150 people had gathered at dawn with costumes and drums for the festival in Str\u00e9py-Bracquegnies when suddenly, \u201ca car drove from the back at high speed,\u201d said Jacques Gobert, mayor of the neighboring town of La Louviere.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to those killed and the 10 who were critically injured, several dozen suffered minor injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The driver and a second person were arrested after the car was stopped a few miles away. The duo, who are both in their 30s, had not been previously known to police.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what caused the deadly incident.<\/p>\n<p>But prosecutor Damien Verheyen said, \u201cthere is no element in the investigation at this time that allows me to consider that the motivations of the two could have been terror related.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gilles de Binche performers and people talk on a street.\" class=\"wp-image-21592233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>More than 150 people had gathered at dawn with costumes and drums for the festival in Str\u00e9py-Bracquegnies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Olivier Matthys\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People talk on a street, after an incident at a carnival.\" class=\"wp-image-21592234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A car suddenly \u201cdrove from the back at high speed.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Olivier Matthys\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A performer speaks on a phone.\" class=\"wp-image-21592235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Several dozen parade attendees suffered minor injuries.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Olivier Matthys\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People walk home after an incident at a carnival.\" class=\"wp-image-21592238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/carnival-crash-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The driver and a second person were arrested after the car was stopped a few miles away.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Olivier Matthys\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden expressed grief over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat should have been a great party turned into a tragedy,\u201d Verlinden said.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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