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Arrest Follows Bennekom House Explosion in Night of Crashes and Fires Across Utrecht and Gelderland

Police seized suspected cobra fireworks after stopping a car linked to the Bennekom blast.

Overview

  • Police detained a driver in Wageningen after an explosion at a Bennekom home and found a plastic bag filled with suspected cobra fireworks, which specialists removed.
  • A cyclist was seriously injured in a car collision on Utrecht’s Cartesiusweg as ambulance crews and a trauma helicopter responded, and police are investigating the cause.
  • Fire crews put out separate vehicle fires in Beekbergen and Harskamp, and police say arson is not excluded as investigations continue.
  • KNMI issued a code yellow for local slipperiness until 21:00 following 1–3 centimeters of snowfall reported in parts of the region.
  • Liveblogs also reported a scooter–bicycle crash on Vianen’s Jan Blankenbrug that sent the cyclist to hospital and single-vehicle incidents in Putten and Leusden that did not require hospital transport.