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Yesterday, 07:24 • 4 minutes reading time
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 Wednesday, April 24.
21.00 Two Amersfoort residents arrested for fraud
Two Amersfoort men are here this morning arrested because the police suspect them of having committed fraud. The men, aged 17 and 18, posed as bank employees or police officers and extorted tens of thousands of euros from several victims. They also stole valuable items.
Officers tracked down the men when three reports were filed in a short time in which the victims were defrauded in a similar manner.
19.57 Prison and community service demanded for suspects who threw a security guard into a ditch
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is demanding community service and conditional prison sentences against four young men from Bunschoten and Nijkerk who assaulted a security guard. During a night out, the man confronted the suspects about their behavior, after which he was thrown into the canal.
The man was helped out of the way by passers-by with serious head injuries, but according to the public prosecutor it could have ended very differently.
16.55 Party office ChristenUnie Amersfoort defaced
The party office of the Christian Union in Amerkind has been defaced with texts and stickers, says party leader Mirjam Bikker in the NPO Radio 1 program Sven op 1. On the building on Piet Mondriaanlaan, ‘supports genocide’ and ‘finances genocide’ were written. The stickers read ‘Boycott Israeli Apartheid’. The first graffiti was this weekend. Another daub was discovered today.
14.25 Missing Killian possibly seen
The missing Killian van Vuuren was probably seen this morning in the Hanzetunnel in Amersfoort Vathorst. The police report this. The man has been missing for a week and his family is worried about him.
1.19 pm: Explosion and fire in Leidsche Rijn (update)
We already reported this morning about a suspected fire in Leidsche Rijn. The police now report that there was an explosion. The explosion caused a fire at an apartment complex in Willem Frederik Hermansstraat. The fire brigade arrived quickly. The damage was limited to the exterior and the gallery in front of the entrance of one of the houses.
Agents did tonight extensive research in the street, as well as a hazardous substances advisor. The police suspect foul play and are urgently looking for witnesses. In addition, images are welcome, for example from doorbell cameras. The explosion happened around 1am last night.
10.59 am: Pedestrian seriously injured in collision with scheduled bus
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision with a scheduled bus in Amersfoort this morning. The incident happened on the Utrechtseweg (N237) in the direction of Soesterberg. The man was hit at the traffic lights near the mental health institution Zon en Schild. The victim was rushed to hospital.
9.11 am: Gas leak in home, dozens of homes evacuated
Around thirty homes have been evacuated in Utrecht due to a gas leak in a home. The Utrecht Safety Region reports that such an amount of gas has been measured in the house on Zijpestraat in the Rivierenwijk that it has been decided to evacuate it. The leak has now been repaired.
6.55 am: Another fire in Utrecht?
A few hours later, around 2 a.m., another fire was reported at the Willem Frederik Hermansstraat in Leidsche Rijn. Several police cars, a fire truck and a hazardous substances advisor arrived. It is still unclear what exactly happened there.
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6.25 am: Two fires at the same time in Utrecht
The fire brigade in Utrecht had to respond almost simultaneously to two fires in the city late last night. In a butcher’s shop on Wallesteinlaan in the Schaakbuurt, the shop was full of smoke and in Lombokstraat flames were shooting out of the roof of an upstairs apartment. One person was injured in Lombok, and five homes had to be evacuated in the Schaakbuurt in Zuilen. The adjacent bakery was also damaged.
6.03 am: ANWB expects traffic congestion due to the early May holidays
The ANWB expects extra busy evening rush hours tomorrow and the day after. For many people, the May holidays start then. The extra crowds are caused by a mix of commuting and holiday traffic. The ANWB expects the most delays on the A2 and A27 from Utrecht to the south and on the A12 between Arnhem and the German border. Furthermore, it will be very busy in North Brabant and around the Veluwe.
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