Death Toll From Belgian Car-Ramming Incident Rises To Six - Health Ministry - UrduPoint

The death toll from a car plowing into a carnival procession in the Belgian village of Strepy-Bracquegnies has risen to six, while 10 other people remain in hospitals in a serious condition, a spokesperson for the Belgian Health Ministry said on Sunday.

"According to the latest data, six people have died and ten are in hospitals in a serious condition," the spokesperson told reporters.

Another 27 people suffered minor injuries, the spokesperson added.

According to the prosecutor's office, law enforcers arrested two local residents born in 1988 and 1990, who had been in the car at the time of the accident.

The causes of the crash are still being investigated, but currently there are no signs of the incident being a terrorist attack, according to officials. The prosecutor's office opened an investigation on charges of murder.