Overview
- Prosecutors said a 20-year-old woman, a 21-year-old woman, and a 24-year-old man died and a 21-year-old woman was injured after their car, signaled to stop for ‘striking driving behavior,’ fled, hit a tree, overturned and caught fire on Bezuidenhoutseweg.
- The Rijksrecherche is investigating police conduct because the crash followed police action, as forensic reconstruction and camera reviews continue under the Public Prosecution Service.
- The OM declined to share further details on the pursuit or the injured woman’s condition, noting that the legal and forensic inquiries are still in progress.
- Residents and friends placed flowers and a wreath at the crash site Friday, gathering to mourn the three young victims.
- In a separate case, a 21-year-old woman from Dinteloord died in a Steenbergen bus–car incident as police probe road contamination and slick conditions reported by drivers, while Assen neighborhoods face heightened patrols and lighting after a three‑week series of suspected vehicle arsons with no arrests.