The municipality of Hoogeveen will not adjust the road along the Hoogeveense canal. A spokesperson said this after two accidents occurred in a short period of time.
A truck transporting stones ended up in the canal last Friday. A few days ago, last Tuesday, things went wrong again and a slurry tank ended up in the canal.
“We have indeed seen two incidents. If we look back, we see no deviations at this location in the past 10 years. The road, with a width of six meters, complies with the guidelines, even heavy traffic can pass each other on this,” the municipality said. know. “In general, the roadsides are saturated due to the large amount of water in the past period. If you then end up on the roadside, it is extra risky.”