Three hurt as sound system collapses during Winterswijk liberation commemoration

In Winterswijk, three people were injured during a commemoration of 80 years of freedom in the center of the Gelderland village. An army vehicle hit a cable attached to a light and sound rack. It fell over and landed on bystanders, according to a police spokesperson.

According to a reporter from the regional broadcaster, an army vehicle accidentally pulled along a power cable that was attached to the speaker.

The re-enactment of the liberation ended in a drama in Winterswijk on Sunday. An army vehicle on a low loader that was too high hit a cable in the centre, causing a large sound box to fall down. Three people were seriously injured.

SocialSometimes freedom requires blood, but of course it is not the intention that there should be casualties at a commemoration. This afternoon in Winterswijk, there was a re-enactment of how the village was liberated by the British exactly 80 years ago. Care was taken to ensure that no one was shot in the head with an M4 Sherman, but less attention was paid to the light and sound system, which collapsed and landed on top of the audience. Presu…

Three hurt as sound system collapses during Winterswijk liberation commemoration

A reenactment of Winterswijk’s liberation turned into chaos on Sunday when a military vehicle struck an overhead cable, causing a large speaker system to crash onto the crowd. Three people were seriously injured during the event marking 80 years since the town’s liberation, according to de Gelderlander.

At a commemoration of 80 years of freedom in the center of Winterswijk, three people were injured after a sound system fell down. The police assume that an army vehicle hit a cable that was attached to a pole with a sound box. This caused it to fall over and land on top of several people.