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Injuries in Rotterdam-Area Crashes as Police Taser Knife-Threat Suspect

Investigations into the causes continue, with heavy rain reported at one collision.

Overview

  • A head-on collision on Kanaaldijk West in Zwartewaal around 17:40 left three people injured, and firefighters helped extricate a driver who was taken to hospital.
  • A scooter rear-ended a mobility scooter on Spinozaweg in Rotterdam around 17:15, injuring the two people on the scooter, while the mobility-scooter driver was unhurt.
  • A boy riding a fatbike was struck at a zebra crossing on Stoomtramweg in Rotterdam-Feijenoord in the morning and was hospitalized, and a second boy on the bike was unharmed.
  • Police in central Rotterdam arrested a man overnight after he phoned threats to stab people, used a Taser to subdue him, and recovered knives including a small kitchen knife.
  • An automobilist drove into a ditch on Rijksstraatweg in Dordrecht around 06:30, and the uninjured driver was taken to a police station.