This means that there are still five injured are located in the hospital. One of them is the state still worrisome, says police Oldebroek, where Oosterwolde covered.
Among the injured are eight children, ranging in age from 4 to 10 years. They came from Old Pekela, Epe, Oldebroek, Kamperveen and Doornspijk. The injured adults are a woman of 23 from Oosterwolde and a man of 20 from Doornspijk. One of the eleven wounded did not go to the hospital.
The accident a man of 48 from Oosterwolde killed. It happened when the platform where the victims were tipped forward and landed on him.
Grateful
Mayor Adrian Hoogendoorn says he is grateful that the number of victims in the hospital is reduced.
,, But we know that there are a lot of pain and sadness. Therefore, our thoughts go out to the victims and their families. Some have a long road of recovery ahead. We wish them all the power and strength. Obviously, our thoughts also go to the relatives of the fatal victim “, said Hoogendoorn Sunday to know.
Permit
The use of the platform which fell Saturday in Oosterwolde during an annual oldtimer event was not specifically applied for a license. The platform was already years as part of the event, said a spokeswoman for the municipality Oldebroek.
The event itself was in 2014 or issued a permit for three years, but the lift was not reported it. In previous years, the platform was not mentioned specifically, the spokeswoman said.
The cause of the accident are several studies. The driver of the boom is heard by the police. According to local media the driver was very experienced, but allowed the platform may not be stable, so he tilted forward.
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