Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Police Cleared in Fatal The Hague Pursuit as Fires and Crashes Jolt Dutch Regions

The day’s key development is an interim ruling that officers acted properly during the deadly chase in Den Haag.

Overview

  • Seven people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the A15 near Spijkenisse, including at least two seriously hurt, and the highway fully reopened about four hours after the closure.
  • A large overnight blaze leveled a garage complex on Boslandweg in Rhenen, destroying the building and many cars; no injuries were reported and authorities say arson is not suspected.
  • The Public Prosecution Service and Rijksrecherche said officers followed procedures before the Den Haag crash that killed three young people, noting the driver had been speeding and ignored a stop signal.
  • Following TV appeals on Opsporing Verzocht, police in Assen received eight tips about a series of car arsons but reported no arrests as investigators keep multiple scenarios open.
  • In Rotterdam’s Oude Noorden, an explosion shattered a butcher’s shop window with no injuries reported, while police also arrested two men after a knife-point supermarket robbery in IJsselmonde.