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Police Hunt A2 Crash Suspect as Rotterdam Shooting Turns Fatal and €15,000 Murder Reward Issued; Major Road Closures Hit Travel

Police resources are stretched by violent crime probes alongside major closures.

Overview

  • After a stolen car deliberately struck officers during an A2 pursuit that began in Geldrop, the driver remains at large; the car was found in Best and two injured motor officers face further surgeries, police say.
  • The 20-year-old man shot on Flying Dutchmanstraat in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde died in hospital; four people have been detained as detectives work to clarify what happened.
  • The Public Prosecution Service offered €15,000 for tips to locate two suspects in the killing of Sherwin Peterhof, whose body was found buried in a Belgian cornfield, with investigators sharing names and photos.
  • Extensive weekend works are closing key routes, including the A16 between Ridderkerk and Terbregseplein and the A59 near Hooipolder, alongside provincial closures on the N451, N457, N209 and N44, with signed detours and expected delays.
  • Road-safety cases continue to draw scrutiny, including a police probe into the fatbike-truck collision in Amsterdam that killed a young child and a 2022 fatal tractor crash now before the court with a ruling due 14 November.