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Netherlands: Six dead in truck accident near Rotterdam

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The truck crashed into a group of people dining outside

Six people were killed and seven injured in a crash on Saturday when a truck plowed into a group of people dining outside near Rotterdam, according to the latest toll released by Dutch police today.

“We now have six people killed and seven injured, one seriously, following yesterday’s crash,” police spokeswoman Miriam Boers said.

A first report of the accident that occurred last night spoke of at least two dead and several injured.

The accident occurred around 19.00 local time (20.00 Greek time) at a distance of 30 kilometers south of Rotterdam.

“At some point a truck veered off the road and crashed into people who were partying,” police spokeswoman Elian Mastwijk told local TV channel Rijnmond.

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