It was at 10.39 Sunday that a 24-year-old Latvian man came running at Hodsagervej and hit the car where a 41-year-old woman and three children sat. The woman, the nine-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl was killed by the collision.
the Vicar Marianne Sørensen on Wednesday took the initiative to open the church in the city of Mejrup, where they killed comes from, so the citizens could write messages to the families, turn on the light for the dead, pray a prayer and have a chat. An initiative, which a great many took advantage of.
– There were about 700, which came by the church yesterday, and it was completely overwhelming how many greetings, flowers and candles that were handed, says Marianne Sørensen and shows some of the things, which was delivered in the church.
– Our city bleed, and people need to share the helplessness that fills us now. We live in a society where it was not called problems, but challenges that are to be solved. When we suddenly encounters something so terrible, as it happened on Sunday, it becomes difficult to handle.
All messages that were delivered in the church on Wednesday, are gathered together and given to the families. The flowers and candles have been laid in several places around the graveyard, where they form a beautiful circle. Photo: Christer Holte
Several citizens of the city describes the same feeling, as Marianne Sørensen expresses – lessness, the inexplicable injustice and compassion for the affected families. Therefore, there is also started other initiatives of local citizens to help the affected families. Among other things, a collection for the nine-year-old boy and seven-year-old girl’s funeral.
‘It is a terrible thing, and it affects our family very much. I have children who go to the same school, and it is difficult to explain to them about the injustice, says Nabil Kassim, who runs an auto repair shop in the city. Photo: Christer Holte
– this is The first day, suitcases are fostering, and it is overwhelming how many there have been. It, which has affected the families, are so terrible that you can’t understand it, says Janni Fischer, who has started collecting and even are very concerned about the situation.
And at the local grocery store, hangs a slip of paper, which describes how you can support bisættelsen to the slain 41-year-old woman.
At the scene of the accident, there are laid flowers. Photo: Christer Holte
In court told the 24-year-old man, that he should continue straight on the Hodsagervej, when he reached a T-junction at the Brogårdsvej. He explained that he had just overtaken another car when suddenly there was a car in front of him. The collision was so severe that it threw the 41-årigs Citroën C1 out of the way.
Many of the city’s citizens have today been by Janni Fischer to deliver notes, small gifts, and support for the children’s funeral services. The red trunk is for the seven-year-old girl and the blue is for the nine-year-old boy. Photo: Christer Holte
In grundlovsforhøret it emerged that it is the police view that the 24-year-old has been deprived of the right to drive a car in his home country due to drunk driving. That was also after the accident found the empty can of beer in the 24-year-olds, the Ford Mondeo, but under grundlovsforhøret told the man that he had not drunk anything in the course of the morning and the morning. However, it is the police view, that the man had a bac of more than 0.5 at the current time.
the T-junction where the accident happened. Photo: Christer Holte
According to the parish priest Marianne Sørensen, the city has moved along and help where they can.
– the Entire community stands ready to help. It applies to both with food, shopping and other practical things. We have experienced terrible things in the city before, and it is the way we feel, that we can help.
on Thursday night, had a group of 11 young people also addressed to Marianne Sørensen to hear whether she will make himself available for a sorggruppe in connection with the accident.
– It is going to take a long time to process, and it is something you never get over, but must learn to live with.
Police were on Thursday afternoon out at the scene again with hundepatruljer to look for personal effects. Photo: Christer Holte
