A nine -year -old boy died on Wednesday in the Belgian port city of Antwerp after he was hit by a police vehicle on the exit while crossing the road. According to reports, TASR reports this Belga and DPA.
The police received a report, and with the van mentioned, they were on the exit when the boy ran into their way. The collision occurred on the street Provinciestraat. The boy was unsuccessfully trying to revive, died on the spot. In the meantime, the local prosecutor’s office also informed about the incident.
Belga also stated that psychological assistance was provided to the “participating police”. The collision occurred only a few weeks after the boy’s death on an electric scooter in Brussels during a chase with the police. The cop, who in this case was driving, is currently in the so -called. house arrest with an electronic bracelet while the investigation is underway.
The Brussels Prosecutor’s Office against him has been charged with “A mischievous obstruction of road traffic resulting in death”for which there is a risk of up to 30 years in prison. As DPA adds, the death of this boy, born in 2013, triggered a heated discussion in Belgium.
