A 29-year-old man from Uitgeest was convicted by a court in Haarlem for attempted aggravated assault following a traffic dispute in Heemskerk on April 19. The defendant drove over a man's foot and fled the scene without offering assistance to the victim.
The Public Prosecution Service has halted the investigation into an incident where a woman broke her neck after being struck by a falling piece of foam furniture in Amsterdam. Despite police and detective efforts, investigators could not identify the person responsible for the object falling from a height, leaving the victim without legal accountability or compensation for her ongoing medical recovery.
A car collided with a highway maintenance vehicle on the A4 near Nieuw-Vennep on Friday morning, causing it to flip onto its side. No further details regarding injuries were immediately reported following the crash near the Burgerveen interchange.
According to data from Statistics Netherlands, residents of the country went on vacation 21.9 million times last summer. Between late April and early October 2025, 72 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and older took at least one trip.
The Red Cross has raised over 1.1 million euros through giro 5125 to support victims of the recent earthquake in Venezuela. The fundraising campaign was launched last Friday by the organization.
Rijkswaterstaat will perform major maintenance on the A1 highway towards Amsterdam between the Eemnes and Muiderberg interchanges from July 3 to August 17. Motorists should anticipate travel delays of up to one hour and follow signed detours due to various road and ramp closures throughout the summer period.