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A2 Near Zaltbommel Reopens After Multi‑Vehicle Crash as Police Probe Robbery, Break‑In and Suspected Arson

Two teens remain in custody from a Zuidlaren street‑robbery case that yielded two firearms, and overnight incidents in Gelderland drew forensic teams and fire crews.

Overview

  • Rijkswaterstaat reported the A2 near Zaltbommel was clear around 07:30 after an early‑morning collision involving multiple vehicles, following a lane closure and long queues with injuries not yet specified.
  • A kiosk at Arnhem Velperpoort station was found with its glass entrance door smashed around 04:15, and forensic investigators are examining the scene as it remains unclear whether anything was stolen.
  • Firefighters extinguished a parked car blaze on Jadestraat in Ede, and police are treating the incident as suspected arson with the damaged vehicle secured for examination.
  • In the Zuidlaren investigation, a victim was robbed under the threat of an apparent firearm on Friday, two suspects aged 15 and 16 were arrested that night, and a police dog found a bag containing two firearms on Sunday whose link to the robbery is still being assessed.
  • Separate incidents on Monday included two crashes on the A7 near Leek that littered the roadway with debris, a rear‑end collision between motorcyclists on the N860 near Westerbroek, an A28 tailback after a crash near De Punt, and a company van striking a tree in Waardenburg with injury details not yet known.