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Child Critical After Amsterdam Fatbike–Truck Collision as Police Confirm Two Other Cycling Deaths in the Netherlands

Police have opened separate investigations using standard driver interviews, scene closures, witness appeals.

Overview

  • A child was critically injured on IJdoornlaan in Amsterdam-Noord after a fatbike collided with a truck, and an adult on the bike was also hurt.
  • The truck driver in the Amsterdam case was detained for questioning as standard procedure, with no indication this alone determines fault.
  • Police closed the IJdoornlaan intersection at Beemsterstraat for on-scene work and asked witnesses to contact investigators.
  • In Barneveld, a young local cyclist died Thursday following a crash with a truck on Verlengde Parallelweg, and the Woudenberg driver was taken to a station to give a statement as police analyze drone footage.
  • Police confirmed that a boy struck while riding a fatbike in Velp on 23 October has died, after a passerby used a crane to free him and he was rushed to Radboudumc, with his identity withheld due to age.