112 news: cyclist injured in Beers • scooter in water in Tilburg

A scooter has ended up in the water in Tilburg. The emergency services were alerted for the scooter that was in the water along the Havenpad. Because it was not clear whether a driver had also fallen into the water, the ambulance and fire brigade were also called. But in the end it turned out to be just about the scooter. The fire brigade fished the scooter out of the water.

A motorcyclist was injured on the A2 from Eindhoven to Weert on Sunday morning. The victim was part of a group of motorcyclists. Those motorcyclists immediately stopped when the accident happened, provided first aid and alerted the emergency services. The motorbike of the injured man was slightly damaged and was taken away by a salvage company. The accident caused a small traffic jam on the A2.

The 32-year-old Eindhoven resident who was shot Friday night at a house on the Titanpad in Eindhoven is out of danger. A police spokeswoman said this on Sunday afternoon. The man’s condition was still “very critical” on Saturday.

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A cyclist was injured on the Grotestraat in Beers on Sunday morning. It is believed he took the bend too wide and collided with a bus. There were several people on that bus. They were not injured. The cyclist was checked by paramedics. He had some hip pain, but was allowed to continue on his way after checking.

The lanes of the A2 from Eindhoven to Maastricht were closed on Sunday morning around half past ten between the Leenderheide and Maarheeze junction after an accident. The closure led to a four kilometer long traffic jam, good for more than twenty minutes. Traffic was diverted over the hard shoulder. The road was reopened around 11 a.m.

The cyclist who was seriously injured on Saturday night after colliding with a taxi van on the Lunetstraat in Breda is a 23-year-old resident of Breda. The police made the announcement on Sunday morning. The victim was taken to a hospital.

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A 27-year-old man from Oosterhout was arrested on Saturday night for driving while he did not have a driver’s license. Agents caught him on Mathildastraat in Oosterhout. Since this was not the first time, officers seized the car the man was driving.

A 43-year-old man from Hank was killed on Saturday night at the Grote Waardweg in Werkendam. The man crashed his car into a tree along the road around half past three. No other traffic was involved in the crash.

A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision on the Lunetstraat in Breda on Saturday night. The victim collided with a taxi van. The street was closed for a while due to emergency services and the investigation.

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A motorist flew out of the bend with his car on Saturday night on the exit of the A58 at Wouwse Plantage. The driver escaped unharmed, police said. The road was temporarily closed due to salvage work.

The traffic police checked five taxi drivers in Eindhoven on Saturday. Two of them had had too little (two-weekly) rest and therefore received a so-called cease and desist order for 32 and 37 hours respectively. So they could go straight home.