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A12 Truck Crash Closes Lanes for Hours as Central Netherlands Grapples With Traffic and Power Disruptions

Repairs to a torn guardrail near De Schaars are expected to run into the afternoon, intensifying delays on parallel corridors.

Overview

  • Rijkswaterstaat and ANWB report three lanes shut on the A12 toward Arnhem after a truck went through the guardrail, with the opposite carriageway’s left lane also closed and repairs forecast until about 15:00.
  • Queues on the A12 stretched from 6 to 8 kilometers with roughly an hour of delay, and an initial detour via the A50 was withdrawn after congestion built there.
  • The A28 near Zeist was closed for hours overnight after a serious crash around 01:15, and police arrested the car’s driver on suspicion of drunk driving as injuries to occupants were described as relatively minor.
  • Separate motorway issues added to delays, including three lanes closed on the A27 near Lunetten with waits up to 40 minutes and a stranded truck near Nieuwegein that slowed traffic.
  • Stedin says power cuts in Nieuwegein affected about 1,800 households this morning, with 700 restored and roughly 1,100 still without electricity as crews investigate a likely excavation-related cause and aim for late-morning recovery.