Dutch men survive deadly bus accident in Spain
9 years ago

Dutch men survive deadly bus accident in Spain

NL Times  

Update 11:25 a.m.: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there were three Dutch on the bus, not two. Dutch students Joost Opstelten and Kees Schouten survived a fatal bus crash in Spain on Sunday morning unharmed. I'm going to sleep now", was the message 23 year old Dennis sent to his parents, his father told the Gelderlander. The same is true for 23 year old Joost Opstelten, his father Wim said to the newspaper.

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Dutch driver had become unwell behind the wheel before causing fatal crash in Düsseldorf
2 months ago

Dutch driver had become unwell behind the wheel before causing fatal crash in Düsseldorf

NL Times  

The Dutch driver of the car that caused a fatal accident in Düsseldorf last Saturday had become unwell behind the wheel. The German police confirmed suspicions on Wednesday that the accident happened because of an “internal medical emergency.” This is the reason that there will be no criminal investigation into the incident. An accident at a traffic square in Dusseldorf …

Dutch man killed, five injured in high-speed crash in Düsseldorf
2 months ago

Dutch man killed, five injured in high-speed crash in Düsseldorf

NL Times  

A 60-year-old Dutch man died in a high-speed car crash in Düsseldorf on Saturday morning, according to German police. Five others, including three Dutch passengers and two bystanders, were injured in the incident. Another Dutch passenger also suffered serious injuries and is receiving medical care. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred near Nordfriedhof cemetery, several kilometers from Düsseldorf Airport.

Dutch passenger kicked out of car struck and killed in highway crash
2 months, 1 week ago

Dutch passenger kicked out of car struck and killed in highway crash

NL Times  

A 19-year-old man from Almelo, the Netherlands, was killed early Sunday morning in a fatal accident on the A30 highway near Schüttorf, just over the border from the Netherlands. The teenager was struck by a vehicle after stepping out of a stationary car and walking across the highway. According to German police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 2:38 a.m. …

Three killed, several hurt in Norway tour bus crash; Dutch citizens among 58 passengers
3 months ago

Three killed, several hurt in Norway tour bus crash; Dutch citizens among 58 passengers

NL Times  

Dutch citizens are among the 58 passengers who were riding on a bus in Norway that flew off a road, overturned, and wound up partially submerged in the small lake, Åsvatnet. Official reports from the police said the accident left three people dead and four others seriously injured, and media reports state at least seven additional people were brought to …

Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Many of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France in which two people were killed and dozens of others were injured are citizens of Colombia, officials said Monday. In a statement published on X, Colombia’s foreign affairs ministry said 30 passengers were Colombian citizens living in Spain. Colombia’s ambassador to France, Alfonso Prada, said the …

Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Many of the victims of …

Child and two adults killed in Rotterdam crash Monday morning
2 years, 3 months ago

Child and two adults killed in Rotterdam crash Monday morning

NL Times  

Rotterdam police identified the three people who died in a car crash at 6 a.m. on Boxing Day as two adults and one child. A witness told regional broadcaster Rijnmond that emergency services workers tried desperately to revive one of the victims without success. Emergency services crews were on the scene quickly, and a mobile medical team was dispatched by …

Motorbike accidents in Germany: 1 Dutch killed, 4 hurt
6 years, 7 months ago

Motorbike accidents in Germany: 1 Dutch killed, 4 hurt

NL Times  

Five Dutch motorcyclists were injured in traffic accidents in Germany over the past days. The 43-year-old Dutch man was driving on the L707 east of Cologne, between Herscheid and Meinerzhagen, on Sunday when he ended up on the wrong side of the road and collided with an oncoming van. The mayors of Herscheid and Meinerzhagen sounded the alarm about the …

Car crash kills Dutch tourist in last hour of El Salvador holiday
6 years, 7 months ago

Car crash kills Dutch tourist in last hour of El Salvador holiday

NL Times  

Gerben Eskes from Zutphen was killed in a traffic accident in El Salvador during the early hours of Thursday morning. The 28-year-old man and his 25-year-old girlfriend Anouk Mijnheer were in a taxi on their way to the airport to return home when they were hit by a car driving on the wrong side of the road, their families confirmed …

Two Dutch seriously hurt in Belgium bus crash
6 years, 8 months ago

Two Dutch seriously hurt in Belgium bus crash

NL Times  

A bus accident on the E40 highway west of Ghent left 21 people injured during the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Dutch bus driver sustained minor injuries, according to sector organization Koninklijk Nederlands Vervoer. The bus driver did not see the road closure and crashed head-on into a concrete barrier, according to the broadcaster. "The bus stopped in Antwerp …

Dutch man, 19, killed in accident on Malta
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch man, 19, killed in accident on Malta

NL Times  

Tim Scholten, 19 from Noord-Brabant, passed away over the weekend after being hit by a car early on Friday morning. At around 4:50 a.m. on Friday a motorist lost control of his car and drove onto the pavement on Sliema boulevard, where Tim was walking with three Dutch friends, two Brits and two Croatians. The other three Dutch and the …

Accidents on Dutch roads; seven killed over weekend
6 years, 9 months ago

Accidents on Dutch roads; seven killed over weekend

NL Times  

Seven people were killed in five traffic accidents throughout the Netherlands over the weekend. A 49-year-old man from Dordrecht and a 27-year-old man from Lithuania were killed in an accident on the A16 near Breda around 3:45 a.m. on Sunday. A 16-year-old boy from Oosterhout died at the scene and a 37-year-old man from Etten-Leur passed away in hospital on …

Dutch kids back home after bus accident in France; 4 teachers still in hospital
7 years, 9 months ago

Dutch kids back home after bus accident in France; 4 teachers still in hospital

NL Times  

All 50 Dutch kids involved in a bus accident on the A6 in northern France on Thursday morning, are back home. They arrived at the Strabrecht College in Geldorp around 8:30 p.m. Four teachers are still in the hospital, three for observation. The critically injured bus driver is also still hospitalized, NOS reports. After the shock of the bus accident, …

19 hurt as Dutch school van collides with lorry
7 years, 9 months ago

19 hurt as Dutch school van collides with lorry

NL Times  

A Dutch school bus crashed into a truck on the A16 highway in Bourbourg, France on Thursday morning. Two of them were taken to hospital, the others sustained minor injuries, according to NU.nl The accident happened around 4:45 a.m. They were on their way to London for a school trip and left Geldorp around 1:00 a.m. One dad, whose 15-year-old …

Spain bus crash kills 13 exchange students; 34 injured
9 years ago

Spain bus crash kills 13 exchange students; 34 injured

India TV News  

Madrid: A bus carrying university exchange students back from Spain’s largest fireworks festival crashed Sunday on a main highway in the northeastern, killing at least 13 passengers and injuring 34 others, officials said. The students, part of the Erasmus exchange program, had traveled to the eastern city of Valencia to take part in the renowned Fallas fireworks festival and were …

Public bus crashes into Rotterdam building injuring 12
9 years, 6 months ago

Public bus crashes into Rotterdam building injuring 12

NL Times  

A public bus crashed into an office building at the intersection of Vaanweg and Strevelsweg in Rotterdam on Tuesday morning. And at that moment the bus started driving faster", one passenger said to RTV Rijnmond. "She drove straight instead of taking the corner", passenger Coby Koks, who was sitting near the driver, said to AD. "It was complete chaos in …

Bus accident in Filipines kills one Dutch
11 years, 1 month ago

Bus accident in Filipines kills one Dutch

NL Times  

A bus with 47 passengers crashed 395 ft. down into a ravine, killing 14 people, among whom a Canadian tourist and the 26-year-old Dutch Anne van de Ven from Vorstenbosch, reported police Friday. At least 30 other people were injured, among them Van de Ven's travel partner, Annemiek Verwegen, who was admitted to a hospital severely injured. Van de Ven …

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