Overview
- A delivery van on the Markeloseweg in Laren hit a tree and emergency crews used rescue tools to free both occupants before rushing the driver to hospital; the passenger’s condition has not been reported.
- Rescue teams initially dispatched a trauma helicopter from Amsterdam to the Laren scene but cancelled the flight after on‑scene assessments showed it was not needed.
- At knooppunt Ridderkerk a truck failed to negotiate a merge onto the A16, crossed a grass verge and came to rest on the two right lanes, with the driver uninjured and no other vehicles involved according to police.
- Rijkswaterstaat and police redirected traffic onto parallel lanes and reported roughly 45 minutes of delays toward Breda and growing queues on the A15 and A16 before recovery operations cleared the blocked lanes.
- Investigations into both crashes are ongoing, and follow‑up statements from police and road authorities are expected to clarify causes and the injured passenger’s condition.