5 youths were injured, 2 of whom seriously, when a car drove into them while they were sitting on a bench in a park in village of Zandvliet, that is part of the City of Antwerp.
The car drove through bushes before crashing into the park bench where the youths were sitting. Several medical teams went to scene to administer first aid. All 5 youths were taken to hospital, 2 of them with serious injuries.
Two of the youths are aged 14, 1 is 15, 1 is 18 and the oldest among them is 21. In the meantime, 3 of the injured youths have been discharged from hospital. Although the precise circumstances surrounding the incident have yet to be ascertained, the police believed that it was an accident.
The 53-year-old driver of the vehicle that crashed into the youths sustained slight injuries. Speaking on Monday evening, a police spokesman said that she will be questioned to find out what happened. “But at this stage there is no reason to suspect any ill-intent”.