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Arrest After House Blast as Crashes and Fires Hit Central Netherlands Overnight

Police report an arrest after a suspected firework blast during a night of major incidents under a yellow ice warning.

Overview

  • A suspected cobra firework exploded at a home in Bennekom around 04:40, and police later stopped a car in Wageningen and arrested the driver carrying a bag of cobras.
  • A severe rollover on the A2 near Eindhoven around 03:30 left a female passenger critically injured, with a trauma helicopter deployed and the victim transferred to a trauma center in Tilburg.
  • Debris from the A2 crash caused additional collisions on the A2 and N2, prompting partial closures while emergency crews cleared the scene and investigators examined the cause.
  • A cyclist struck by a car on Utrecht’s Cartesiusweg around 22:30 suffered serious injuries, with multiple units responding and police probing the circumstances.
  • Separate vehicle fires in Beekbergen and Harskamp destroyed cars, with police investigating the causes and not ruling out arson as KNMI maintained a code yellow for local slipperiness through the evening.