Overview
- Police near Meerkerk stopped a Mercedes on the A27 for driving 73 km/h over the limit toward Utrecht and confirmed cannabis use, leading to immediate license confiscation.
- While officers processed that stop, a separate car landed in a ditch on the opposite side of the A27; all occupants were evacuated unharmed and the cause has not been determined.
- On the Nijkerkerstraat (N798) in Putten, a car struck a tree and the driver died, prompting a closure in both directions as police investigate.
- On the Otterloseweg (N304) in Hoenderloo, a car went into the verge and hit a tree, and a passenger was taken to hospital for evaluation, according to a 112 reporter.
- Omroep Gelderland is compiling the day’s emergency incidents in a liveblog that includes the fatal Putten crash and other collisions under investigation.