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Police Probe Reported Heerde Blast as Van Fire and Crashes Hit Gelderland Overnight

Investigations continue into the cluster of incidents, with no fatalities reported.

Overview

  • A loud explosion was reported at a home on Roggeweg in Heerde, where a front-door window was found shattered, and police conducted inquiries without clarifying the cause.
  • Firefighters in Apeldoorn were alerted around 03:40 to a delivery van ablaze on Scheerdersdonk, found the front fully on fire, and cut open the side to save the owner’s tools.
  • Police say the cause of the Apeldoorn van fire remains unknown and a formal investigation will follow.
  • In Zutphen, a driver rolled into the verge on Weg naar Voorst shortly before 22:00, exited the vehicle independently, and was transported to hospital by ambulance personnel.
  • In Ede, a cyclist was injured in a hit-and-run on Barteweg around 18:45 as officers searched for the fleeing vehicle and documented tyre tracks and other evidence.