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Province of Utrecht – In this message we will keep you informed of the 112 news in the province of Utrecht. It is an overview of accidents, fires, crimes, traffic jams and disruptions in the region on Tuesday, April 30.
During a scooter chase, two police officers crashed into each other with their car on Naxosdreef. They almost ran over a scooter rider they were chasing, but he just slipped through the cracks. The cars could no longer avoid each other and collided.
The police then went all out with even more cars, because officers were pelted with eggs, among other things. A police helicopter also flies above the neighborhood to locate the scooter rider. He got away, but there is a good description, said an officer at the scene.
A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car on the Vleutenseweg in Utrecht. The accident happened around 7.40 pm near Van Koetsveldstraat. According to a police spokesperson, the cyclist was hit by the car.
A masked tire puncture has struck again at Woonin in Utrecht. Eight destroyed cars were found in the parking lot of the housing association on Koningin Wilhelminalaan on Monday morning. The tires have been punctured, the windows smashed or the mirrors destroyed.
The car thief who rammed two police cars in January during a wild chase through the Leidsche Rijn district of Utrecht is an addicted repeat offender. This became apparent this morning in court where the 39-year-old Utrechter had to stand trial for, among other things, car theft and causing life-threatening situations on the road. However, he did not want to come to court because he was too dazed to answer questions from the judges.
There was a power outage in Bunschoten-Spakenburg. Around 5:40 p.m., the power went out for more than 1,400 customers in postal code area 3751. The cause of the malfunction is unknown. The fault has now been resolved.
The waste separation station at De Brug in Houten has been closed as a precaution after someone smelled a strange smell this afternoon. The fire brigade was called in and took measurements, but found nothing. There is also no danger to employees or local residents, a fire brigade spokesperson emphasizes.
A 42-year-old man was caught stealing a bicycle on Stationsplein-Noord in Woerden. A witness heard grinding noises coming from the bicycle shed around 5:30 am on Monday morning and therefore called the police.
Officers approached the suspect and found not only the man, but also a grinding wheel and a bicycle with a cut lock. The man with an unknown place of residence will appear in court tomorrow.
The police have expelled a group of Christians from the Christian Union party office in Amersfoort. About ten demonstrators, who call themselves the Christian Collective, have been sitting on the floor of the office on Piet Mondriaanlaan since 11 am this morning.
The demonstrators believe that the Christian Union is too supportive of Israel. The demonstrators want the party, among other things, to advocate a ceasefire in Gaza and to commit to additional emergency aid. Officers asked the demonstrators to leave the building. They are now continuing their demonstrations outside.
This week, an autopsy will take place on one of the ten dogs found dead last weekend in a dog boarding facility in Woudenberg. Based on the investigation, it is also determined whether a criminal offense has occurred.
Het Hondenhuys previously reported in a response to Nu.nl that all deceased dogs stayed in the same apartment. There were also three dogs in the room that were still alive.
An accident involving a truck and three cars occurred this morning at the A1 exit in Baarn. Two people were injured, the police reported. Photos show that one of the cars overturned. Firefighters freed the driver from the vehicle and the victim was then taken away by ambulance.
The Public Prosecution Service sees no point in the plan of Utrecht and the three other major cities to install speed cameras themselves. It creates legal inequality and is not always the best way to make traffic safer, says Chief Public Prosecutor Liesbeth Schruijer.
Together with Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, Utrecht addressed the outgoing cabinet a month and a half ago: the municipalities want to be able to do more themselves to increase road safety. With more powers for boas, for example, but also by installing municipal speed cameras. In this way they hope to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries.
An old Cadillac burned out on the Loevenhoutsedijk in Utrecht last night. The fire brigade could no longer do much for the classic car, so a salvage company removed the car.
Research must reveal the cause of the fire.
Read yesterday’s 112 news here.
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