Dutch suicide driver's motive still a mystery

The driver who tried to ram the Dutch royal family’s coach and ended up killing six bystanders had recently been fired and was about to lose his home, it emerged today.

The driver who tried to ram the Dutch royal family’s coach and ended up killing six bystanders had recently been fired and was about to lose his home, it emerged today.

Kast Tates, 38, died of his injuries in hospital today, leaving police still puzzled about why he carried out the attack during a parade in the town of Apeldoorn yesterday.

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