Two die as car hits royal crowd

A speeding car smashed into a crowd of royal watchers today near a open-top bus carrying the Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix today, killing two of them.

Two die as car hits royal crowd
Thu, 30 Apr, 2009 - 13:53

A speeding car smashed into a crowd of royal watchers today near a open-top bus carrying the Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix today, killing two of them.

About a dozen others were injured in the incident in the town of Apeldom during celebrations to mark the national holiday of Queen’s Day.

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