Haaksbergen monster truck accident

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The Haaksbergen monster truck accident happened on 28 September 2014 in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands, when a monster truck crashed into the attending crowd. Three visitors were reported dead, amongst them one child. According to Hans Gerritsen, the mayor of Haaksbergen, twelve people were injured.

Video Haaksbergen monster truck accident

Accident

The Monster Truck Racing Association has stated that spectators were situated at event level and in close proximity to the performance area, separated by only bike rack barricades. It also stated that multiple layers of safety precaution, such as an on-board Remote Ignition Interrupter (RII) to allow event staff to instantly disable the vehicle, would have undoubtedly prevented the accident.

Maps Haaksbergen monster truck accident

See also

• 2014 in the Netherlands

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References

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External links

• Monster Truck Crashes Into Crowd at Netherlands on YouTube

Source of the article : Wikipedia