Overview
- Police are investigating a heavy explosion at a coffeeshop on Veemarkt in Doetinchem around 01:25, which blew out shutters, windows, doors, and roof tiles and caused extensive interior damage.
- A car flew off an embankment on the Goorsteeg near Beekbergen and Loenen, split in two, and caught fire as its engine block was ejected; the driver was rescued and rushed to hospital with a trauma helicopter on scene.
- Near Gorssel, a single-vehicle crash left the driver dead, with police confirming no other vehicles were involved and the cause under investigation.
- A struck gas pipeline on Kanaalweg in Scheemda prompted precautionary evacuations of seven homes as the fire brigade measured gas levels and utility operator Enexis isolated and repaired the line.
- The Public Prosecution Service demanded a 16‑month sentence for a 36‑year‑old Rotterdam man accused of trying to send 900 grams of crystal meth to New Zealand hidden in a teddy bear, with another 600 grams seized at his home.