A Dutchman arrested this weekend in the Netherlands, suspected of voluntarily overthrowing and killed with his truck a protester "yellow vest" in Belgium, was released, was learned Monday from concordant sources.
He was finally not involved in the collision. "The truck driver from Dongen, arrested Saturday night at the request of the Belgian courts and suspected of a fatal collision in Visé, was released Sunday on the order of the prosecutor," said the Dutch police in a statement. It turned out that the man in question was not involved in the collision and is no longer considered a suspect, she said.
This 56-year-old man was suspected of a hit and run after the fatal accident considered "a voluntary act" by the prosecution of Liège in charge of the investigation. Another suspect has been identified but has not yet been arrested, said spokeswoman of the prosecutor of Liège Catherine Collignon.
Two protesters, including the victim, had tried to stand in front of the truck. The tragedy occurred on a filter dam set up by a few dozen "yellow vests" on Friday evening on the E25 motorway in Visé, in the region of Liège, towards Maastricht. The right lane of the highway was blocked by pallets and tires, the left being open to traffic but reserved for cars.
Two protesters wanted to intervene when a truck took the left lane to force the passage and the latter then accelerated, according to witnesses. One of them went under the wheels of the vehicle.