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Multiple Road Incidents in Utrecht Leave One Dead and Van Driver Held

Police say the arrest follows a delivery van driving into a closed running route and a saliva test suggested the suspect may have been intoxicated.

Overview

  • A delivery van drove through a closed street on the Jigler Run By Night in Barneveld and struck multiple runners, and police arrested a man in Amersfoort on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
  • Police reported that no one was seriously injured at the running event and that a saliva test from the suspect indicated possible intoxication.
  • A city bus hit a cyclist on the Flierbeeksingel in Amersfoort; emergency crews treated the rider at the scene, the road was briefly closed and has since reopened.
  • On Vogelvlinderweg in the Leidsche Rijn neighbourhood a car ran off the road into the water; the driver was taken to hospital and later died, police said.
  • The KNMI issued a code yellow for dense fog across parts of Utrecht reducing visibility below 200 metres and authorities said investigations into the incidents and victims' conditions are ongoing.