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In this post we will keep you informed about the 112 most important and extraordinary news from the Rijnmond region on Sunday 13 November.
20:35 – Drunk truck driver pees himself in Rotterdam
The man has lost his licence. It is unclear exactly where the man was led astray in Rotterdam.
20:00 – The power outage also affects trains to Rotterdam
Update 20:30: the blackout has been resolved, train traffic has restarted
Utrecht Central Station has been affected by a power outage. It’s a malfunction in the airlines. As a result, there are hardly any trains running there. This also has consequences for trains traveling from our region to Utrecht. The advice is to keep an eye on the NS planner for the latest information.
18:20 – Cyclist (87) injured after collision with car
In Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, an 87-year-old woman was injured after being hit by a car on her bicycle. The accident occurred at the intersection of Krommeweg with Aelbert Cuyplaan.
The woman was taken to the hospital with a head injury. Police were unable to say how the accident happened. According to onlookers, the low-lying sun may have played a role. The driver of the car was unhurt.
16:40 – Rotterdam police find more than 500 cobras, man arrested
Police have found more than five hundred cobras in a house on the Tiendstraat in Rotterdam’s Old West. An 18-year-old man from Rotterdam was arrested over heavy fireworks.
13:05 – The water taxi rescues a man who fell into the water between Willemsbrug and Erasmusbrug
A man fell into the water of the Nieuwe Maas on Sunday afternoon between the Willemsbrug and the Erasmus bridge along the Boompjeskade in central Rotterdam. The firefighters report it. According to a witness, Watertaxi personnel were quick to act. The skipper helped the man out of the water.
According to a fire brigade spokesman, the man had fallen into the river while under the influence of alcohol.
11:48 – Fights after football matches in Kinderdijk
In Kinderdijk, fans of VV De Zwerver and VV Nieuw-Lekkerland clashed after a football match on Saturday evening. A 44-year-old Kinderdijker, a 39-year-old Alblasserdammer and a Nieuw-Lekkerlander were injured.
08:31 – Arrested driver missing in accident A20
The police arrested the driver of the car which overturned on the A20 near Maassluis in the night between Saturday and Sunday. It concerns a man from Schiedam. The driver was missing after the crash. Police found him around 8am on Sunday morning. He is at the police station and there he has to undergo a blood test.
04:06 – Great commotion after accident on A20, driver missing
The A20 is closed in Maassluis after an accident. At about half past five on the night of Saturday to Sunday, a car crashed into the guardrail at high speed. The car then overturned. Eyewitnesses say there was debris on the road for about a hundred yards.
When firefighters and police arrived at the scene, the driver was missing. Police have deployed sniffer dogs and the fire brigade’s drone team to search for the occupants. They still hadn’t been found Sunday morning at 7:30. The road is expected to be closed until 10 this morning. Car traffic may pass through the exit and driveway.
00:11 – Collision at the ‘s Gravelandseweg intersection in Schiedam
Two cars collided at the intersection near ‘s Gravelandseweg in Schiedam on Saturday evening. One of the drivers was taken to hospital for tests. The intersection was closed until debris from the road was cleared.