Overview
- A four‑car collision on the A59 near Heesch on Friday, August 14, 2026, happened in the tail of a traffic jam and left two people dead and several others injured.
- Rijkswaterstaat closed the A59 from knooppunt Paalgraven toward Den Bosch, advised detours via the A50 and A2, and confirmed the motorway was reopened after hours of recovery and cleanup.
- Authorities identified the deceased as a 71‑year‑old man and a 72‑year‑old woman from Oss and reported six other people were injured while emergency crews and a trauma team attended the scene.
- The police have opened an investigation into the cause of the crash and say the precise sequence of events that led to the collision has not yet been determined.
- The traffic queue formed because tractors were driving to a farmers' protest at the provincial house in Den Bosch and the Public Prosecution Service and police had said they would not stop the tractors for demonstration rights, a factor now noted in coverage and likely to shape scrutiny of the case.