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Police Probe Separate Crashes in Dutch Towns With Car Seized After Pedestrian Hit

Police inquiries now extend to possible violations after a car was confiscated in Bergen op Zoom.

Overview

  • Three separate traffic collisions were reported Saturday in Arnhem, Etten-Leur and Bergen op Zoom.
  • Bergen op Zoom: a pedestrian was hit on Guido Gezellelaan, taken to hospital, and police seized the car that came to a stop on Pastoor Jutenlaan.
  • Arnhem: slippery road conditions in a bend on Van Maerlantstraat caused a two-car collision that left one driver lightly injured and both cars badly damaged.
  • The damaged vehicles in Arnhem were removed by a recovery company as police examined the scene.
  • Etten-Leur: a van rolled onto its side and another car punched through a fence on Florijnstraat, with multiple people assessed by ambulance crews as the cause remains unclear.