Overview
- On the A15 near Spijkenisse, a truck hit a car that then caught fire; the occupant was taken to hospital, the truck driver was arrested, the Rotterdam-bound lanes closed for hours, and traffic was diverted via the temporarily toll‑free A24, the A20 and the A4.
- In Sappemeer, police, DSI, firefighters and Enexis evacuated multiple housing blocks over a reported blast threat, performed gas measurements, shut off supply and sheltered residents at a hotel as a negotiator worked and officers checked if the occupant was still inside.
- Police and prosecutors outlined a wider narcotics probe after arresting a 29‑year‑old in Bilthoven with 688 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a van and a firearm, part of a total 3,223 kilograms seized in the investigation.
- Investigators in Delft appealed for witnesses and camera footage after a young child died when struck by a camper van on Luxemburghof on 19 March.
- Police released clear images of 79 suspected fraudsters under the Game Over?! campaign, including nine cases in Utrecht, and asked the public to provide tips.