The East Netherlands police had to intervene in several places during farmers’ protests on various highways. The police report this on X. The protests created unsafe situations in the east of the country and people were injured in at least two places in the country. “Demonstrations are permitted within the limits of the law, but that is not the case here. Fires have been set, fireworks have been set off and agricultural vehicles are driving on the highway,” police said.
Hundreds of farmers took action on highways on Monday evening. Most roads that were closed due to farmers’ protests have reopened. The A7 was closed for hours, but is open again in both directions. The A50 near Beekbergen will remain closed all night because asbestos must be cleared after a fire. Specialists will clean up the waste. “This could take all night. There were many incidents tonight: we are now taking stock of that. Hopefully there will be more information about this tomorrow,” the police wrote on X.
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The farmers’ protests resulted in injuries in at least two places. On the A15 near Herwijnen, two cars collided at a place where farmers had set a fire on the roadside. Two people were taken to hospital.
Several vehicles collided with each other near Veenendaal. One person became trapped and was removed from the vehicle by emergency services. This person was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Last week, Dutch and Belgian farmers blocked various border crossings between the countries for some time out of dissatisfaction with European agricultural policy. Farmers in other European countries also took action last week against various national and European measures.