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Police Confirm Tynaarlo Rail Fatality as 112 Liveblogs Detail Seizures, Arson Attempt and Transport Disruptions

Police-led investigations follow overnight incidents across Utrecht, Groningen and Gelderland.

Overview

  • Police said the 45-year-old cyclist hit by a train near the Zuidlaarderweg in Tynaarlo overnight has died, describing it as a fatal accident.
  • Train services between Winschoten and Zuidbroek were suspended until noon after a person was struck near Sint Vitusholt, with Arriva operating replacement buses.
  • In Hoogezand, officers seized 1,600 kilograms of illegal fireworks and about 10,000 vapes from a garage box and arrested three suspects aged 17 to 22.
  • In Doesburg, police are investigating a suspected arson attempt targeting a van and a car after a Molotov cocktail and other items were recovered.
  • In Utrecht province, three lanes on the A12 near Woerden reopened after glass was cleared from the road, and FC Utrecht reported a theft at its fan shop now under police investigation.