One killed in accident with carnival float

One person was killed in a one-sided accident involving a carnival float on Op de Beukel in Meerssen, Limburg on Monday, the police said in a statement. The tractor dragging the float went off the road for unknown reasons.

The accident was reported to the police at around 5:30 p.m. Police officers, the fire brigade, and a number of ambulances were deployed to the scene. First responders tried to resuscitate the driver, but it was to no avail. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

The carnival float was on the way back from the Carnaval Parade in Meerssen, according to the police. No one else was in the vehicle.

The police's traffic accident analysis department is investigating what happened.