| Zuidzijde truck accident | |||||||
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| Time: | 09:54 | ||||||
| Timezone: | CET (UTC+2) | ||||||
| Location: | Zuidzijde, Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands | ||||||
| Type: | Traffic collision | ||||||
| Reported Deaths: | 7 | ||||||
| Reported Injuries: | 7 | ||||||
On 27 Augustus 2022 a truck drove off a dike in the hamlet Zuidzijde near the village Nieuw-Beijerland in the Dutch municipality Hoeksche Waard. This accident caused seven deaths and seven injuries.
Under the dike there was a barbecue party by a local ice skating club at the time, near their outdoor skating rink (which was not frozen over as it was summer). The truck (from a Spanish transport company) travelled on the Zuidzijdsedijk and then drove off the dike into a pop up canopy filled with people. It was there where the seven fatal casualties fell. Before the accident the truck stood still on the T junction between the Zuidzijdsedijk and the Langeweg and appeared to take a wide turn to the latter.[1]
Seven people died in the accident and there were seven injuries. Originally there had been six fatal casualties counted but later an unborn baby was counted as a victim as well.[2]
An inquiry into the accident is ongoing, it was determined that the Spanish driver had traces of cocaine in his blood.[3]