Event Brief
Belgian driver convicted of murder in carnival crash
Filed: Jun 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Summary: Paolo Falzone was convicted of murdering seven people after a car ploughed into a carnival procession in La Louvière.
WHO: Paolo Falzone
WHAT: Convicted of murdering seven people for driving into a carnival procession while filming himself
WHEN: Jun 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET
WHERE: La Louvière, Belgium
WHY: He drove his BMW at high speed through a 50-kilometre zone while filming himself and not looking at the road, ploughing into revellers gathered for a traditional carnival parade.
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