Photos from the scene show tables and chairs scattered in the outdoor space outside the cafe.
The driver of a van plowed his vehicle into the outdoor area of a coffee shop in the center of Brussels, slightly injuring six people and causing shockwaves, the Brussels fire service and prosecutor’s office said.
The driver of the van left the vehicle after the incident just before 1.00pm. local time (14:00 Greek time) and is still on the run, a spokesman for the Brussels prosecutor’s office said.
None of the injured had to be taken to hospital.
It is not clear whether the incident was an accident or intentional, although witnesses told Belgian media that the van entered Avenue Saint-Michel, which leads into a busy shopping district, with its tires screeching, appearing to be aiming for the cafe. and moved away at great speed.
#Latest #Belgium At least 6 people slightly injured as van crashes into two bar terraces in the center of #Brussels Police have opened an investigation as the driver is still on the loose. https://t.co/CUS95mbNE5
— José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) August 26, 2022
A van has broken into Saint Michel street in the center of Brussels & has run over several customers on a terrace.
🚔 The police are looking for the driver. Witnesses say the van was zig-zagging.#Brussels #Belgium #Breaking pic.twitter.com/CZcpH852NN
— 🌎 Sarwar 🌐 (@ferozwala) August 26, 2022
Phillipe Close, mayor of Brussels, told the newspaper Le Soir that the van was “travelling at an extremely high speed and heading towards the terrace”.
.@PhilippeClose : “une camionnette est rentrée par la rue Saint-Michel et a fait demi-tour dans cette même rue puis a foncé vers la terrasse d’un établissement. Fortunately the people ont pu éviter la camionnette. On n’a pas de blessés qui ont dû necessir une evacuation » pic.twitter.com/gnbHZXWGdr
— Louis Colart (@LouisCollart) August 26, 2022
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