This open bus, carrying Queen Beatrix (in red) and her family during celebrations for the national Queen's Day holiday may have been the target of a car that careened through spectators in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Five people were killed and 12 injured in an incident that Prosecutor L. Goossens said appeared to be deliberate, but not an act of terrorism.
Flags are seen half-mast following an incident involving a car plowing into spectators during a parade, killing five and injuring 12 others in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Celebrations were canceled for Queen's Day, the national holiday that was to draw millions of people to street dances, picnics and outdoor parties under sunny skies around the country.
Fred de Graaf, the Mayor of Apeldoorn, speaks during a press conference on Thursday, April 30, 2009, after a speeding car, already dented apparently from catapulting bystanders into the air, passed within a few meters of the open-topped bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family down a parade route, then smashed into a stone monument. Five people were killed and 12 were injured.
Police officers give first aid to injured victims, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The speeding car raced toward an open bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family during celebrations for the national Queen's Day holiday.
Bystanders give first aid to an injured victim, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Witnesses say people flew through the air after the car swerved across police railings, where the crowd was lined up five or six deep to see the immensely popular royal family pass on its way to the Het Loo palace on the Queen's Day national holiday.
This small black car was heading at high speed toward the royal bus and passed within a few meters of it before plowing into a stone monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Police declined to identify the driver beyond saying he was a white Dutch male, aged 38, who had no police record or history of mental illness.
A police officer gives first aid to an injured victim, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Police officers and bystanders give first aid to injured victims, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Police officers give first aid to an injured person, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
A police officer gives first aid to an injured victim, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
A Red Cross worker gives first aid to an victim person, moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009.
Fred de Graaf, the Mayor of Apeldoorn, speaks during a press conference in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Dutch authorities say a speeding car that raced toward an open bus carrying Dutch Queen Beatrix and her family during a holiday parade has killed five people and injured 12 others. Prosecutors said the incident was deliberate, but not an act of terrorism.
Argentinian-born Princess Maxima reacts to a painting of herself before a car ran into spectators during festivities marking Queen's Day in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Dutch authorities say a speeding car that raced toward an open bus carrying Dutch Queen Beatrix and her family during a holiday parade has killed four people and injured 13 others.
Argentinian-born Princess Maxima greets wellwishers before a car accident, during festivities marking Queen's Day in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Dutch authorities say a speeding car that raced toward an open bus carrying Dutch Queen Beatrix and her family during a holiday parade has killed fi12 people and injured 12 others. Prosecutors said the incident was deliberate, but not an act of terrorism.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands greets wellwishers, shortly before a car ploughed into the crowd, during festivities marking Queen's Day in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009. A shaken Queen extended her sympathies to the victims in a brief nationally televised address. "What began as a great day has ended in a terrible tragedy that has shocked us all deeply," she said.
Crown Prince Willem Alexander, Princess Maxima and Dutch Queen Beatrix, from left, share a laugh before a car raced into specatators during festivities marking Queen's Day in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Thursday, April 30, 2009.