- One person dead and three injured in a hit-and-run at Dutch music festial
- Driver of white Fiat Doblo sped away from the scene and remains on the run
- Incident at Pinkpop festival took place just hours after Bruno Mars performed
One person has died and three people have been seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident at a music festival in the Netherlands early this morning.
A white van drove into a group of revellers at the Pinkpop festival in the southern town of Landgraaf, just hours after a performance by US singer Bruno Mars.
The van sped away from the scene, and police are still looking for the vehicle, a Fiat Doblo, and its driver.
Hit and run: Emergency services are seen at the scene where one died and three people were injured when a van drove into a group of festival goers at Pinkpop in the Netherlands
A police statement said the street where the incident took place had been closed for investigation.
‘The white van that was involved in the collision is still being sought,’ police said in a statement, adding they had set up an emergency call centre for information.
Mobile phones in the area received an emergency alert message warning the public to be on the lookout for a Fiat Doblo with the number 257 as part of its licence plate.
RTL news reported that a trauma helicopter, ambulances and a heavy police presence were at the scene.
Hunt: Police are still looking for the driver and the vehicle, a white Fiat Doblo, after the incident which took place in the early hours of Monday morning
Condolences: Pinkpop expressed their shock in the wake of the hit-and-run and said their ‘thoughts are with victims and their families’
Bruno Mars had been the headline act that closed the three-day festival on Sunday night, which also saw Jessie J, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds perform.
Pinkpop, which has been held annually since 1970, had attracted around 67,000 fans-a-day since opening on Friday, according to director, Jan Smeets.
The organisation said in a statement on social media that it was ‘deeply shocked’ and added that their ‘thoughts are with victims and their families.’
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