Driver accused of stabbing man after car carrying 4 children rolls over in Rotterdam

The driver of a car with four children inside of it is accused of stabbing a man in Rotterdam in the evening hours of Thursday to Friday after the car had ended up on its side. The driver then went on the run, police have reported. The victim was taken to the hospital. A woman who tried to free the children from the car was also injured and is currently in the hospital. Police have said that the four children are unharmed.

Emergency services were warned about an accident on the Steurweg in the area of Hoogvliet at around 3 a.m. Upon arrival, officers saw a car on its side. Police gave no information regarding the age of the children or whether the man is their father or carer.

A police spokesperson shared that the children had been taken in by a relative after the incident.

The car ended up on its side because the driver lost control of the wheel, said the police spokesperson. The driver then got out of the car before an argument ensued with another man. That man was then stabbed by the driver before the culprit fled the scene.

The woman who was injured during her attempts to free the children was a bystander in the situation.