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Dutchman dies after royal attack Dutch parade attack driver dies
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The driver of a car that killed five people after crashing into crowds watching a Dutch royal parade has died from his injuries. The driver of a car that killed five people after crashing into crowds watching a Dutch royal parade on Thursday has died from his injuries.
The man, a Dutch national, died in hospital overnight, officials said. Karst Tates, a 38-year-old Dutch national, was critically injured after his attempted attack on the Dutch royal family, and died in hospital overnight.
Karst Tates, 38, was critically injured after his attempted attack on the royal family in Apeldoorn on Thursday. His car crashed into a monument after ploughing through bystanders who were marking Queen's Day in Apeldoorn.
His car crashed into a monument after ploughing into bystanders who were marking Queen's Day in the town, some 90km (56 miles) east of Amsterdam. The car narrowly missed a bus which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family.
Television pictures showed members of the royal family looking on in horror from an open-topped bus as the incident unfolded metres away from them. A search of the home of the suspect yielded no weapons, explosives or indications of a broader conspiracy Dutch prosecution service class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/8027688.stm">In pictures: Dutch parade crash
Twelve people remain injured in hospital. In a televised address on Thursday evening, the Queen said she had been shaken by the experience and sent her condolences to the victims.
Officials said on Thursday the driver had confessed to police that he intended to attack the royal family. "What started as a nice day ended in tragedy. We are all deeply shocked. We are speechless that such a terrible thing could have happened," she said.
After searching the car and his home, investigators ruled out terrorism as a motive and said it appeared he had acted alone. Eleven people, including three children, remain injured in hospital.
'Quiet, solitary man'
On Friday morning, prosecutors announced that Mr Tates had died at 0258 (0058 GMT) from the serious injuries he sustained after crashing a car into crowds watching the parade in Apeldoorn, some 90km (56 miles) east of Amsterdam.
He was already "clinically dead" by Thursday evening, having suffered significant brain damage, Dutch media reported.
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Photographer Cynthia Boll: 'There were people lying everywhere'
Police officers who questioned Mr Tates before he became unconscious said he had told them he had targeted the royal family.
His neighbours in the eastern town of Huissen told Radio Netherlands that he had worked as a security guard until a few months ago, when he was made redundant. They described him as a quiet, solitary man.
Mr Tates had no criminal record or known mental health problems.
"A search of the home of the suspect yielded no weapons, explosives or indications of a broader conspiracy," prosecutors said.
Despite the driver's death, a police investigation will continue in a bid to determine his motives for the attack.
Taken by surprise
The crowds in Apeldoorn had been celebrating Queen's Day - a national holiday in the Netherlands when thousands of people take to the streets to mark the queen's official birthday.
Hundreds of police officers were on duty in a huge security operation that took months to plan.
Members of the royal family looked on in horror as the incident unfolded
But the authorities said they were taken completely by surprise when the small black car smashed through a security fence and into the crowd of people.
Cynthia Boll, a photographer at the scene, told the BBC that the car was already badly damaged before it slammed into the spectators at high speed.
"There were people everywhere, you could definitely see that it was serious because everywhere was blood and shoes ripped off and all the people giving CPR," she said.
Other witnesses described people being flung into the air as the car careered through the throngs who had turned out to see the queen.
The car then narrowly missed the open-topped bus which was carrying Queen Beatrix and her family before hitting a monument.
Television pictures showed members of the royal family looking on in horror as the incident unfolded nearby.
Officials said two men and two women died at the scene of the incident, while another person died later in hospital.