In Valkenburg in South Limburg, the Wilhelminators suddenly collapsed on Sunday morning, reporting NOS and ANP news agency. Whether there have been injuries or killing are not yet known, says a spokesperson for the Security Region. It is also not clear how the tower could collapse.
The incident happened on Sunday morning just after half past seven on the Heunsberg where the tower was. The emergency services are present en masse. There are no indications that people are missing.
The watchtower is a national monument from 1906 and also part of an amusement park in Valkenburg. There was a cafe and a cable car under the tower. The café was not open during the collapse.
The tower was already closed for maintenance, says the website of the amusement park. Although the work had not yet started, according to the safety region. Some hiking trails around the tower had been closed for pedestrians for a while because of its poor condition, the municipality of Valkenburg reported in earlier statements.
