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Regional 112 Liveblogs Report Deadly Ring Road Crash and Major Incidents Across Gelderland and Groningen

Emergency services logged a day of serious crashes, fires, a hazardous-materials call, one death, several hospitalizations.

Overview

  • Groningen: A motorist died on the N370 near Martiniplaza after a car ended up sideways across the lanes, prompting a full closure.
  • Gelderland: Trauma teams responded to separate collisions that left a mountainbiker in Arnhem and a pedestrian in Beek‑Ubbergen seriously injured, with police forensic units investigating.
  • Traffic: ANWB reported roughly 11 kilometers of standstill on the A12 between Oosterbeek and Veenendaal‑West after a morning crash, causing long delays.
  • Hazards and fires: A chemical reaction at a Platinawerf site in Beuningen was contained without injuries, and a parked van fire in Harderwijk was extinguished before it spread.
  • Additional incidents: An Oosterwolde motorcyclist and two occupants in a Rozendaal rollover were taken to hospital, while Groningen police arrested a 68‑year‑old on suspicion of arson and seized a machete from a 15‑year‑old during a bike‑light check.