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NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 22:10
Police units in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany had their hands full last night and last night chasing a truck. The driver fled near Sint-Truiden in Belgium when officers wanted to check him. After a journey of more than a hundred kilometers, during which several cars suffered damage and the truck punctured all its tires, the driver was arrested in Cologne.
German media write extensively about the chase. According to the Cologne police, the story started in Belgium, near Sint-Truiden, during a check. The 38-year-old truck driver stepped on the gas to avoid it and drove towards the Netherlands.
Military Police
Once in South Limburg, summoned police and military police officers tried to pull the truck aside, but failed. The driver rammed two military police vehicles and drove away. No one was injured.
Ultimately it was up to the German police to stop the truck. According to the regional broadcaster WDR, thirty police cars were involved in the chase on the A4 between Aachen and Cologne.
Bare rims
Just before Cologne the truck drove over a spike mat, but even that did not mean the end of the chase; Only ten kilometers further, on the Cologne ring road, the truck could no longer go any further. There was almost no rubber left on the rims at that time. The A4 near Cologne was closed until 2 a.m. for investigation and damage repair.
The driver has been arrested and remains in custody. German police say he appeared confused after his arrest. The man may have smoked weed.
News agency DPA writes that the Netherlands has requested his extradition and has started a criminal investigation into the driver.
2023-12-16 21:10:31
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