Attack on Dutch royal family

Two bystanders are knocked to the ground by a vehicle driven at full speed through a crowd of spectators gathered for a visit of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in Apeldoorn. The crash happened as crowds were gathered for Queen’s Day, a national holiday in Holland. (Robin Utrecht / EPA)

Sept. 16, 2014 1:12 PM PT

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Dutch police charged a man with trying to attack the royal family Thursday after he crashed a car near a bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family.

From left: Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix (seen from the back, wearing a red hat), Princess Maxima, her husband Crown Prince Willem Alexander, Prince Maurits, Princess Anita and Princess Marilene, react from an open bus moments after a car slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. A speeding car apparently raced toward the open bus carrying Queen Beatrix and her family, careening through spectators. (Pim Ras / Associated Press)

Bystanders give first aid to injured victims moments after a car sped through the crowd and slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (Cynthia Boll / Associated Press)

Police officers surround a car moments after it slammed into a monument in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The royal bus was not hit and no one in the queen’s entourage was injured. (Cynthia Boll / Associated Press)