Disasters

Fatal collision between mobility scooter and shovel in Haaren

A 92-year-old man from Oisterwijk died in hospital after his mobility scooter collided with a shovel on Hogeweg in Haaren on Thursday afternoon. He was thrown into a meadow and was taken to hospital after emergency workers and bystanders brought him out.

Police said the shovel had been travelling in the opposite direction. The cause of the collision remains unclear.