112 news: No trains between Amersfoort-Schothorst and Hilversum | Solar panels on fire in Nieuwegein

A motorist has gone off the road on Donkereind in Vinkeveen. The driver and passenger were then taken to hospital with unknown injuries, a press photographer who was at the scene reported. It is not known how the accident could have happened.

A fire broke out in a house at Hof van Plettenburg in Nieuwegein around 5 p.m. The fire brigade scaled up to a medium fire. Several solar panels were destroyed by the fire. According to a fire brigade spokesperson, it is not clear whether the fire started in the solar panels or the attic below. No one was injured.

There will be no trains running between the Amersfoort-Schothorst and Hilversum stations until 11:15 PM tonight, ProRail reports. The blockage is necessary because a switch fault needs to be resolved. Due to the repair, there will also be fewer intercity trains running between Amersfoort and Deventer. Travelers should take into account approximately 15 minutes of additional travel time. ProRail advises travelers to consult the NS travel planner shortly before departure.

Two men have been arrested in Linschoten in connection with an investigation into international drug trafficking. One of them had a loaded firearm. The 24- and 30-year-old suspects were arrested on Tuesday, the police reported today.

On that day, two homes were also searched in Linschoten and Woerden. There, the police found 28,000 euros in cash, a money counting machine and jewelry. In the interests of the investigation, the police cannot say whether these are the homes of arrested men.

Police tracked down the 24-year-old after locked chats were intercepted. Later in the investigation, the second suspect came into the picture.

The judge has sentenced the men who were arrested at a gas station in Baarn with a fireworks bomb and Molotov cocktails to 18 months in prison, 12 of which are conditional. They must also perform 240 hours of community service.

A 61-year-old truck driver from Vinkeveen has been arrested for transporting narcotics. He was arrested in the port area in Rotterdam, where the police conducted a check from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. This was carried out in response to a large number of perpetrators who were arrested this week. The 37 arrested are between 15 and 33 years old. They are suspected of trafficking in narcotics. Extractors are used to remove drugs from containers.

The main suspect in the riots surrounding a meeting of the Eritrean community in The Hague last February will remain in custody longer. It concerns 48-year-old Johannes A. from Utrecht. He is seen by the Public Prosecution Service as the leader of the riots at a meeting center.

A house in Maarssenbroek has been closed because there was illegal prostitution. Mayor Ap Reinders of Stichtse Vecht has announced that he will immediately close the building at Zwanenkamp for three months.

Several anonymous reports were received by Meld Misdaad Anoniem about the house. During an inspection, three sex workers were found to be present. “Illegal prostitution escapes supervision and is therefore vulnerable to abuses,” says Mayor Reinders. According to him, there may be exploitation or human trafficking. Three people have been killed.

The road could be busy this afternoon, Rijkswaterstaat thinks. There were few traffic jams in the country this morning, but the road manager expects that many people will take to the roads later today because the Pentecost weekend starts. In addition, it can rain heavily. Rain has been reported in the province of Utrecht from around 3 p.m. Rijkswaterstaat therefore advises people to be well prepared.

There is also a lawsuit against Promes for stabbing his cousin with a knife in Abcoude. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison in June, but he appealed. Promes plays football in Russia, which has no extradition treaty with the Netherlands. He was at a training camp in Dubai with his club Spartak Moscow when he was arrested after a car accident.

A fire broke out in the attic of a house in the Couwenhoven district in Zeist this morning around 6:45 am. “The fire raged for a while, but it was quickly under control,” said a fire brigade spokesperson.

The residents were able to get outside and were unharmed. The fire broke out near the boiler. The cause of the fire is not yet known and is being investigated.

The fire brigade extinguished a large pile of reeds in the rural area of ​​Soest last night. It caught fire around 11:25 p.m. in a yard on the Peter van den Breemerweg. Several fire engines came to the yard, where the fire was under control again around 1 a.m.

The reeds have been taken to an adjacent meadow and are being pulled apart so that the last smoldering remains can be extinguished.

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