Thursday, April 30, 2009

Attack on Dutch royal family

by Nial Maloney

Earlier today, a man was charged with trying to attack the Dutch royal family. A man was driving his car and crashed it near a bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family. 4 people were killed in the accident and 13 people were injured, including the driver of the car, who is in the hospital right now. The crash happened during the celebration of Queen's day, an annual holiday in the Netherlands.

It was like a typical parade where the crowds were behind barriers, but many reporters and police were in the streets. The black hatchback zoomed by the bus and careened into a wall. The car was even damaged before the crash, but reports are unclear on as to why the car was damaged already.

The bus was an open-top bus, so the Queen and her family saw the crash but quickly sat down after the crash took place. The people that were killed and injured were all innocent bystanders who the car careened into. I am not sure if the man is in custody, all they know is that he is badly injured and in the hospital.

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