According to the Brabant-Zuidoost safety region, two injured people were taken to the hospital. Nothing has been announced about the nature of their injuries. A spokesperson for the Security Region says that one of the two injured by the fire brigade was liberated from a passenger car. Whether the other wounded is the truck driver or a passenger of another vehicle involved, he does not know.
According to him, there was a ‘fairly large havoc’ on the road after the accident. The police and Rijkswaterstaat will remain on the spot for investigation and salvage work for the time being.
The highway is closed in the direction of Maastricht between Valkenswaard and Maarheeze. In that direction of travel, the oncoming traffic ran the truck. The other way, so on the stretch of highway where the truck initially drove, the left lane is closed.
Traffic
According to ANWB traffic information, it will take a long time before the highway is completely free again. Traffic is diverted via Venlo.