Eighteen drivers were fined on the A59 near Den Bosch because they wanted to drive around a traffic jam via the hard shoulder. As a result, the assistance was delayed, the police said. There was an accident on the highway on Tuesday afternoon around half past five.
Several vehicles collided on the A59 between the ‘s Hertogenbosch-West and Engelen exits in the direction of Den Bosch. The road was closed for a while. There was a traffic jam of more than 7 kilometers. The delay was almost an hour.
“Unfortunately, eighteen drivers thought it was smart to drive past the completely stationary traffic jam via the emergency lane. Only to find out that they were not allowed to continue. As a result, a number of emergency services only arrived minutes later,” said the police.