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Icy Roads Drive Spate of Crashes as Police Probe Rotterdam Blast and 240-Kilo Ketamine Seizure

Weather-related hazards dominated emergency calls, prompting a pivot to police investigations.

Overview

  • KNMI warnings eased from code orange to yellow Saturday as Groningen and Drenthe logged numerous ice-related crashes, with strooiteams calling main roads passable and hospitals treating many fall injuries.
  • An explosion caused a brief fire at a home on Rotterdam’s Pleinweg late Friday; no injuries were reported and police are investigating the cause.
  • In Stadskanaal, a small house fire was likely set after a possible explosion at the front door, and police are seeking footage while stating there is no link to an earlier local fire.
  • Police reported three arrests over an alleged deprivation of liberty in Vianen and are examining the discovery of a deceased woman in Zeist for possible foul play.
  • Key incidents this week also included a company alert that led to the seizure and destruction of 240 kilos of ketamine in Rotterdam-Overschie, a fatal truck–excavator collision in Bruchem, and a Rotterdam-Schieweg call where a woman and child exited safely as an injured man fled and was being sought.