At least six are feared dead after a car ploughed into a crowd during the carnival of Strépy-Bracquegnies. “At this stage of the investigation, we know that a vehicle slammed into a group (of carnival goers) and that there are six dead and 26 injured, including 10 people whose life is in danger,” prosecutor Damien Verheyen told reporters in La Louviere. ( Image: Twitter)

People look at the cordoned off scene in Strepy Bracquegnies, Belgium. The main suspects, who were arrested, were born in 1988 and 1990, he said, adding that terrorism was not at this stage considered a motive. The suspects came from La Louviere and are not known to authorities for similar acts, Verheyen said. ( Image: JULIEN WARNAND/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

A woman reacts as police officers keep guard after a vehicle drove into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing for a parade in the village of Strepy-Bracquegnies, Belgium March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Women react as they embrace each other after a vehicle drove into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing for a parade in the village of Strepy-Bracquegnies, Belgium March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron