At around 1 pm on Friday, the driver of a white van drove into two terraces in Rue Saint-Michel, a street that runs across Rue Neuve. He then fled the scene. Six people were slightly injured, but none of them needed hospitalisation. The driver was arrested a few hours later, according to media reports.
According to the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police station, the driver of a van “drove into a terrace where there were people”. The incident happened around 1pm on Rue Saint-Michel, which runs across Rue Neuve. “The driver then fled in his vehicle,” added Ilse Van de Keere, spokesperson for the local police. A security perimeter was set up. Six people were slightly injured but did not need to be hospitalised.
The van was located in the Rue du Méridien in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, according to the Brussels police. The army’s demining service, SEDEE, is on the scene to examine the vehicle.
The police launched a large-scale manhunt for the person. Around 4.30pm, DH news agency reported that he was arrested. However, no details are known about the exact circumstances of the incident. RTL