A passenger bus left the road on the A73 on Friday morning and eventually ended up on the track. As a result, no trains run between Swalmen and Roermond.
The accident happened around 7:00 a.m. on the A73 southbound.
off the road
The van left the road for unknown reasons. According to a correspondent on site, the vehicle shot through in a place where there is no guard rail and came to a stop on the track via a ditch at the Asselstestraat in Swalmen. Because, according to the correspondent, the railway manager was notified in time about the accident, an approaching train was able to stop on time and at a distance.
no trains
No trains are expected to run between Swalmen and Roermond until 10:00 a.m. Due to the accident, the right lane on the A73 near Swalmen was closed for a while. This created a traffic jam.
Trauma helicopter
An air ambulance was deployed. According to the correspondent, only the driver was in the van. It is unknown how the victim is doing. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Maastricht, the correspondent says.