Overview

• A 45-year-old man from Tynaarlo died after being struck by a train between Groningen and Assen, with police calling it an accidental collision and services back on schedule.
• A separate person-on-track incident near Winschoten halted trains between Winschoten and Zuidbroek until midday, with Arriva running replacement buses.
• Police in Hoogezand seized about 1,600 kilograms of illegal fireworks and more than 10,000 vapes from a garage box and arrested three suspects from the town.
• In Groningen’s hospitality district, officers recovered a loaded revolver during a street fight, arrested a suspect and continued the investigation.
• An Austerlitz house fire was traced to an e‑bike battery with no explosives found by the police EOD, while an attempted arson targeting vehicles in Doesburg led to evidence being seized.