A car occupant was seriously injured in an accident on the A28 near Assen this morning. Just after 5 a.m., two cars collided between the Assen-West and Assen-Noord exits.
According to police, a total of three people were involved in the accident. One of them was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. It concerns a 20-year-old man from Meppel. The two others were unharmed.
How the accident could have happened is still being investigated by the police. Due to the investigation and clean-up work, the A28 in the direction of Groningen was temporarily closed between the Assen-West and Assen-Noord exits. Traffic was diverted. After a few hours the road was reopened.