Family of Utrecht tram attack victim blames bus company, provincial officials Relatives hold the carrier and the province responsible for the Utrecht tram attack

March 18, 2023   

(NL Times) Relatives of Rinke Terpstra, who died during the terrorist attack on a tram in Utrecht, are holding the public transport company Qbuzz and the province of Utrecht jointly responsible for his death. Axel Beijersbergen van Henegouwen, the lawyer representing the relatives, confirmed this after a report by the Volkskrant.

During the attack on March 18, 2019, Gökmen T. shot inside a tram and around the vehicle on the 24 Oktoberplein, killing four people and injuring many others. Due to the tram driver’s decision to keep the doors closed during the attack, the passengers inside the tram were unable to flee when Gökmen T. opened fire.

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