Truck hits collision absorber, A12 The Hague closed for hours | Inland

The truck driver and an employee of Rijkswaterstaat were injured in the accident.

According to Rijkswaterstaat, the crash absorber “certainly proved its worth” on Tuesday morning. This absorber is used during work to absorb the first impact in a collision. The impact absorber often also has an arrow to indicate the direction, but it is different from an arrow car. An arrow car does not absorb the blow, says Rijkswaterstaat.

A crash absorber is a truck that is stationary or slow-moving and has a crash cushion fitted, which does its job in the event of a collision. A vehicle that hits it loses speed and the impact is absorbed, according to Rijkswaterstaat.

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