The driver is still wanted. Local police have not commented at this stage on whether or not the collision was deliberate.
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A van has “dark” on the terrace of a café in the center of Brussels, Friday, August 26, causing six minor injuries before fleeing, local police said.
“Shortly before 1 p.m., a van drove into a terrace on rue Saint-Michel”in the historic center of the city, very busy, “and the driver fled in his vehicle” after the collision, said a spokeswoman for the Brussels-Capital police. “A van entered via rue Saint-Michel, turned around in this same street and rushed towards the terrace of an establishment”for his part explained to the press Philippe Close, mayor of Brussels. There was “un mix of tourists, city employees, locals and Belgians frequenting the capital”he detailed.
“The emergency services were very quickly on the scene, there were six minor injuries who were treated on the spot”while the van was found shortly after, added the police spokesperson. The driver is still wanted. The police did not pronounced, at this stage, on the deliberate nature or not of the collision and the possible motivations of the driver.