Death toll of Dutch truck crash rises to 7

The death toll from Saturday's truck accident in the Netherlands increased to seven on Wednesday as an unborn baby is now counted among the victims, reported xinhua.

Meanwhile, a court in Rotterdam decided to keep the driver, a 46-year-old Spanish man who is suspected of having caused the accident in Nieuw Beijerland, a village about 30 kilometers south of Rotterdam, in custody for another two weeks.

The driver was arrested on Saturday night after he drove off a dike and plowed into a barbecue party. Six people, including one pregnant woman, were killed and seven others were injured.

The exact cause of the accident is still unclear. Initial investigations revealed that the driver did not consume alcohol. A blood test was also performed on the driver, the result of which has not yet been announced.