In the morning of 20 March 2022, a motorist drove a car through a crowd celebrating Carnival in Strépy-Bracquegnies, La Louvière, Belgium.
[4] After crashing into the crowd, the car, which was carrying two people, sped off from the scene; later being stopped by police.
[5] Six people in total were killed, including Frédéric d'Andrea, a steward for the RAAL La Louvière football club.
[8] Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he was shocked by the incident and responded to it as "horrible news",[1] and travelled to the village with Philippe of Belgium that day.
He confessed he had exceeded the speed limit when the crash occurred, and insisted that what had happened was an accident.