Young man dies in a lifting machine accident on the Brussels Christmas market site at Quai aux Briques
Several young people reportedly used the telehandler beforehand; police and the organiser are waiting for the investigation.
A young man was killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in an accident involving a telehandler on the Quai aux Briques in central Brussels. The machine was there to set up Plaisirs d'Hiver, the winter event that opens at the end of this month. The Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone confirmed the death, La Libre and La DH report.
Police were alerted at around 2:50 am and emergency services were unable to save the victim. According to Bruzz, quoted by both papers, several young people had used the vehicle before the accident. In a photo caption, La DH writes that a group of young people tried to take control of it. The victim's identity and age have not been released.
A security perimeter was set up, and a forensic doctor and a traffic expert went to the scene. The exact circumstances are under investigation, and it is not yet clear whether the machines were locked. Organiser Brussels Major Events declined to comment while the investigation is ongoing.