▁Dutch ▁royal ▁family ▁made ▁its ▁last ▁turn ▁towards ▁the ▁palace ▁of ▁Het ▁L oo ▁in ▁Ap el do orn , ▁a ▁black ▁older - model ▁Su zu ki ▁Swift ▁crash ed ▁through ▁the ▁on look ers , ▁just ▁missing ▁the ▁bus ▁carrying ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁members , ▁and ▁sl ammed ▁into ▁De ▁Na ald , ▁an ▁ob el isk - sh aped ▁royal ▁monument . ▁Second s ▁after ▁the ▁attack , ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁police ▁first ▁respond ers ▁were ▁providing ▁basic ▁life - s aving ▁treatment ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁vict ims , ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁taken ▁to ▁nearby ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁crash , ▁the ▁vehicle ▁was ▁exam ined ▁by ▁the ▁anti - ter ror ism ▁department ▁and ▁local ▁police . ▁ ▁The ▁attack ▁and ▁search ▁were ▁shown ▁on ▁live ▁TV . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁royal ▁family ▁who ▁were ▁w aving ▁at ▁the ▁crow ds ▁gathered ▁were ▁shown ▁standing ▁up ▁to ▁look ▁over ▁at ▁the ▁crash ed ▁car , ▁vis ibly ▁shock ed ▁and ▁g asp ing ▁with ▁their ▁hands ▁over ▁their ▁mouth s . ▁ ▁Att acker ▁ ▁Kar st ▁Ro eland ▁T ates ▁( 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ), ▁a ▁ 3 8 - year - old ▁Dutch man , ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁car . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁he ▁was ▁treated ▁by ▁the ▁fire ▁department ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁for ▁further ▁care . ▁T ates