Scout leader drives around in a van with 27 young people, ‘they were tired of walking’ | Abroad

An officer who had just arrived at the police station in Veurne on Wednesday afternoon saw by chance how 27 young people (all of age) jumped from the cargo area of ​​a rented van. The young people were part of a scouting group from the Mechelen, and had been transported by their scouts leader from Nieuwpoort to Veurne because they said they had grown tired of walking to the station of Veurne. They were crammed together in the cargo area of ​​the Mercedes Vito from rental company Dockx, between a few beer troughs.

Enough walked

“It was a bizarre scene that we absolutely could not let go,” said Commissioner Toon Fonteyne of the Spoorkin police zone. “If a truck had run into the back of that van, the consequences would have been incalculable. The Scout leader immediately understood the seriousness of the situation.

The scouting group stayed in different places, and mostly moved on foot. But apparently they had walked enough in the past few days. That is why they decided to drive to Veurne station in a van. I calculated it: the cargo area was 4.91 square meters. Unbelievable that they all crawled in there. Such youth groups should also set an example.”

Driving license revoked

As a signal, the young driver’s license was revoked for 15 days for dangerous driving. The young man in his twenties had his driver’s license for less than three years, and will probably be able to explain it later to the police judge.

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