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Worker Airlifted After Severe Fall at Wageningen Site

The Labour Inspectorate will review safety at the Rijnhaven company site.

Overview

  • Emergency crews responded to a fall from height at a company location on the Rijnhaven in Wageningen, where the victim was stabilized and flown by trauma helicopter to Radboudumc.
  • The Dutch Labour Inspectorate has been dispatched to assess the workplace circumstances surrounding the incident.
  • Police are investigating a 03:30 explosion at a house on De Ruijterstraat in Groenlo that caused damage but no injuries, and they are appealing for witnesses.
  • In Beek Ubbergen, firefighters answered a reported gas leak where rear windows were found smashed, with police searching for a suspect and no injuries reported.
  • Separate incidents included a seriously injured cyclist after a car collision on the N839, major shopfront damage in Didam from a parking error, and two Tuesday-night crashes in Zutphen and Tiel with no injuries.