Two people died during the Netherlands' New Year's celebrations last night. A man was killed in an explosion in Enschede. And in the Friesland town of Morra, a person was killed in a fireworks incident, according to the police.
The police responded to Gerstraat in Enschede shortly after midnight. At the scene they found a deceased man. "He likely died as a result of a fireworks explosion", the Enschede police said on Twitter. The police are investigating and call on witnesses to come forward.
A 14-year-old boy in Amsterdam was seriously injured in a New Year's Day fireworks accident that left him without a hand. The accident was caused by the premature blast of explosives that were bound together.
Two other boys, aged 10 and 11, also received facial injuries from the incident. All three were transported to an area hospital.
The accident happened just before 3:44 p.m. on the Willem Molengraaffstraat in the Slotermeer area of the city. Emergency services sent two ambulances to the seen along with a trauma team in a helicopter.
A 23 year old man from Heemskerk was seriously injured in a fireworks accident on Alkmaarseweg in Beverwijk on Christmas day.
A 51-year-old man died due to a fireworks accident in Medemblik, Tuesday around 18:30.
