UpdateA car crashed in the Dutch province of North Brabant on Sunday morning after a police chase. The accident happened on the A27 highway near Nieuwendijk, about 20 kilometers north of Breda. The three men who were in the car, including two Belgians, have been arrested. Two of the passengers were injured.
One of them had to go directly to a hospital, the other was later taken from a police cell to the hospital to be treated. The men are suspected of dangerous driving. It concerns two men from Schaerbeek (33 and 34) and a 30-year-old man from Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands. This was reported by the Dutch police on Sunday.
The car stood out because it was driving very fast on the A2. When officers from the Rotterdam unit wanted to check the car further on, in Hank, the driver took off at high speed after a short stop, according to the police.
Subsequently, police cars from team Dongemond also joined the chase. The suspects also drove against traffic on the A27 and eventually crashed around 6.40 am in a bend at Nieuwendijk.
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The suspects were talked out of the car using a so-called BTGV procedure (Approach Technique for Dangerous Suspects), during which officers pulled their firearms. Because it was suspected that there could be explosives in the car, the Explosives Clearance Service Defense was also added. In the end, no explosive was found. The A27 has been closed for a while for research. The car has been towed.
The driveway at Nieuwendijk was closed for an investigation and emergency repair of the crash barrier. It is not yet known why the car was chased.
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