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Netherlands 112 Roundup: Cyclist Killed, Tram Switch Injures Passenger as Fires and Crashes Snarl Tuesday

Investigations continue into crashes, fires and a tram failure.

Overview

  • Police confirmed a cyclist died after a collision on the Torenallee near Hummelo in Gelderland.
  • A young girl was seriously injured in a bicycle–car crash on the Warkenseweg in Vorden, and a trauma helicopter assisted before she was taken to hospital.
  • In The Hague, a piece of a track switch pierced a tram floor on the Melis Stokelaan, striking a passenger who was hospitalized as the cause remains unclear.
  • Firefighters tackled separate evening car fires on the Delagoastraat in The Hague and at the Nieuwkoopseweg carpool site in Aarlanderveen, with causes not yet known.
  • A gas smell led to evacuations at a Groningen building where firefighters closed the valve and called Enexis, while road incidents caused major A12 delays and an A50 crash sent one person to hospital.