The tragedy occurred on Herenstraat, in a residential area where speed is greatly reduced. Despite these precautions, this did not prevent a Belgian minibus transporting people with reduced mobility from hitting a four-year-old boy on Tuesday evening, the Nieuwsblad tells us.
Resuscitated on the spot, the young victim of Dutch origin unfortunately did not survive the shock. The child died of his injuries. An expert is on site to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.
The facts occurred in Baarle, a municipality which is both in Belgium and the Netherlands. But the accident did occur on Dutch territory, specifies our Flemish colleagues.
