Three children, one adult killed after car hits cyclists in Dutch school camp
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- Three children and one adult died after a car struck a group of cyclists during a school camp in the Netherlands.
- A 19-year-old was arrested as police investigate the crash, which occurred in a rural area of Zeeland province.
- Two other children remain hospitalized with serious injuries following the incident.
A car struck a group of 14 children and two supervisors participating in a school camp excursion in the rural southern Netherlands on Thursday, killing three children and one adult. The incident occurred near the village of Terhole in Zeeland province.
Emergency services reported that two children and one adult died at the scene. Four other children sustained serious injuries and were transported to hospitals in the Netherlands and neighboring Belgium. One of the critically injured children died Thursday night in a Rotterdam hospital, according to the Zeeland Safety Region organization.
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man and are investigating his involvement, though they have not confirmed if he was the driver of the vehicle. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. local time on a provincial road between farmland, approximately 125 miles south of Amsterdam.
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten described the event as "terrible and devastating news." Photos circulating on Dutch media showed a damaged car with a shattered windshield in a field beside the road.
terrible and devastating news
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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