Overview
- Police in Meerkerk stopped a Mercedes on the A27 for driving 73 km/h over the limit and detected cannabis use, then seized the driver’s licence.
- As officers handled that stop, a separate car ended up in a ditch on the opposite carriageway near Meerkerk, and all occupants were assisted out without injury.
- In Zeist, a car on the Couwenhoven burned out around 02:30 in heavy rain, leaving a total loss as the cause remained unclear.
- In Putten, the Nijkerkerstraat (N798) was closed after a car struck a tree, and police said the driver died.
- On the Otterloseweg (N304) in Hoenderloo, a car left the verge and hit a tree, and a front-seat passenger was taken to hospital for checks as the cause was not known.