112 news: multiple accidents on highways • raid on stash location

A 48-year-old man from Nuenen and a 30-year-old man from Mierlo are Arrested Monday morning on suspicion of several burglaries in holiday homes in Valkenburg. The police tracked down the two after a stolen car was found in Maastricht. That car had been stolen during a burglary at one of those holiday homes. The Nuenenaar is brought before the court. The 30-year-old man from Mierlo has been released again, but remains a suspect.

A67:
An accident took place on the A67 from Venlo to Eindhoven around half past eight. There, a motorist collided with the car in front of him at the Groote Bleek rest area. One of the cars ended up against the guardrail. The accident led to a twelve kilometer traffic jam from Asten, good for an hour’s delay. The closed lane was reopened around 9 a.m. At a quarter past nine, the delay here was still half an hour.

A16:
On the A16 from Breda to Rotterdam, two lanes were temporarily less available at the Klaverpolder junction on Thursday morning after an accident. Salvage work had to take place and the road had to be cleaned. The road was re-opened around 8:30 p.m.

A2:
A motorist collided with the crash barrier on the A2 near Batadorp on Thursday morning. This happened on the road from the south to Eindhoven. The driver was trapped in the car and was freed by rescuers. Two lanes were closed due to the accident. Traffic towards Amsterdam was advised to drive via Nijmegen and to take the A73, A50 and A15. The closed lanes were reopened around 9 a.m.

A50:
On the A50 from Oss to Eindhoven, two trucks collided at Ekkersweijer on Thursday morning around a quarter to eight. The damage was extensive, but no one was injured. The left lane was closed after the accident. The closure of that lane led to a 16-kilometer traffic jam around a quarter to nine in the morning. The delay is about three quarters of an hour.

A58:
In addition to the various accidents, it is also very busy on the A58 from Breda to Eindhoven on Thursday morning. around nine o’clock there was seventeen kilometers of traffic jam between the De Baars and Batadorp interchanges. The ANWB warns of a delay of one hour.

Traffic on the E19 in the direction of Antwerp is advised to take a detour at Breda. According to the ANWB, there is a major delay after an accident. From Breda, it is better for road users to take a detour via Bergen op Zoom (A15, A29, A4, A12 (B)).

A police subversion team raided Breda on Wednesday. This was a so-called stash location. That is a place where the stock of drugs is packed and kept for trade. The police speak of a nice catch. The exact location has not been disclosed. Several people have been arrested, the police reported on Instagram.

Early on Thursday morning a car was destroyed by fire at the Tramhaven in Heusden. The report of the fire came in around 6:30 am. By the time firefighters arrived at the scene of the fire, the fire was already out. The completely burnt-out car had also almost cooled down. Probably no one in the immediate vicinity has noticed anything of the fire. The police are looking for witnesses.

At the intersection of Voltstraat and Liesseseweg in Deurne, two motorists crashed into each other. Both vehicles spun meters away. The driver of one car had to be freed by firefighters. She was taken to hospital with unknown injuries. The man driving the other car escaped unhurt. The intersection was temporarily closed.

A cyclist was seriously injured after a collision at the intersection of the N69 with the A67 in Veldhoven. The man was rushed to a hospital in Tilburg. The entrance to the A67 is closed.