Source in French: https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20220320_01675562/une-voiture-fonce-dans-la-foule-a-strepy-bracquegnies-au-moins-4-morts >Around 5am, this morning, a car drove into the crowd of the carnival of Strépy-Bracquegnies. There are at least 4 dead. > According to the mayor of La Louvière, Jacques Gobert, there are at least 4 dead including a child, 12 seriously injured and about twenty lightly injured. > "Bodies scattered on the road > The facts occurred on Rue des Canadiens near the Hall omnisports of Strépy-Bracquegnies. "A car driving at high speed crashed into the crowd that had gathered to attend the Gilles' collection. The driver then continued on his way, but we intercepted him," said the mayor. > On RTL Info, the mayor of La Louvière said "There are no words, it's horror. Having arrived on site some time after the disaster, seeing these bodies scattered on the road, people who are suffering ... You can not imagine that this can exist and unfortunately, this is what is happening ... There are no words, it's dramatic." > The communal emergency plan has been triggered. > "We have made the communal sports hall available to the families and the victim assistance service has also been activated," Jacques Gobert says. > A chase? > Our colleagues of the RTBF this drama would have occurred following a chase between the vehicle involved and the police. This information is denied by the police. According to RTBF, the Minister of the Interior has contacted the mayor, in particular to know if the thesis of an attack could be excluded. > "The car accelerated" > The host of Bel RTL Fabrice Collignon was present and tells RTL Info "We heard a huge noise coming from behind the company and the car literally entered the group of people. The car accelerated and by the time we realized that something was happening, everyone was on the ground." Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)