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Yesterday, 21:11 • 4 minutes reading time
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In this post we kept you informed of the most important 112 news from the region from Tuesday 3 May.
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20:01 – Large fire in Dordrecht at the Troelstraweg
A large fire has raged in Dordrecht, on the Troelstraweg. It’s a fire in an apartment. The fire started on a balcony and spread to the roof of the porch apartment.
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17:13 – Delivery man robbed in Hoogvliet Rotterdam
On Tuesday morning, a 19-year-old man from Rotterdam was robbed in Hoogvliet. He was then working as a delivery man. According to the police, six assailants fled after being robbed at the threat of a stab weapon – and possibly a firearm. The man was robbed of his money, telephones and jewelry.
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Shortly after the robbery, a 45-year-old man was arrested in Oostvoorne. The police are conducting an even more extensive investigation.
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16:20 – Update: no stabbing in the center of Rotterdam after all
Earlier we reported that there would have been a stabbing in the center of Rotterdam, on the Hoogstraat. The police would also have arrested a perpetrator. In an update, the police say that there is probably no stabbing after all. After the alleged victim was found, it turned out that he had no injuries. The police are investigating.
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16:17 – Two lanes closed due to accident on A15
An accident happened on the A15, from Europoort to Rotterdam. There is a ten kilometer traffic jam between Brielle and the Botlektunnel because two lanes are closed. Motorists must take into account a delay of almost three quarters of an hour.
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15:14 – Gas leak at Malielaan in South Rotterdam
A person has caused a gas leak on Malielaan in Rottedam South. He accidentally drilled into a gas pipeline. Several vehicles were dispatched to the fire brigade to conduct an investigation. Grid operator Stedin arrived on site to support the fire brigade. The residents are now allowed to go home.
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14:09 – Water pipe burst in Rotterdam-Kralingen
In the Jerusalem Street in Rotterdam-East, in Kralingen, a water pipe has burst. A spokesman for water company Evides speaks of a “spontaneous leak” that has flooded the street. A total of 130 homes on the Jerusalem Street and the surrounding area are temporarily without water. There is a temporary water tap in the IJsclubstraat for victims.
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Evides is going to repair the leak, how long this will take exactly is unknown. A few hours are assumed.
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– 13:30 – Metro traffic is started after outage
Metro traffic on line B between Schiedam and Hoek van Holland will be restarted around 13:30. Traffic came to a standstill at 11 a.m. due to power problems. The RET says that travelers still have to take into account a delay of 20 minutes. The passenger information boards and public address systems at the stations concerned are also not working.
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12:45 – Body identified at Aelbrechtskade Rotterdam-Delfshaven
The police report that the body has been identified in the Schie near the Aelbrechtskade in Rotterdam-Delfshaven. It turns out to be a man without a permanent place of residence or residence. He is 62 years old. Police are investigating the cause of death and how the man ended up in the water.
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A passerby saw the body floating on Sunday evening and alerted the police.
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11:20 – No metro between Schiedam Center and Hoek van Holland
There are no metros on line B between Schiedam and Hoek van Holland. The cause is the tension for the metro network. At the time of the outage, a metro was standing outside Vlaardingen West station. They reached the platform on foot. Travelers can use shuttle buses.
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6:55 – Van in Hoek van Holland burns out
A van went up in flames in Hoek van Holland on Monday evening around half past ten. The bus was parked at Willem Barentsstraat.
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A witness reports that there was a parking heater in the bus that had been left on while the driver had left the bus. Possibly the stove got too hot and caught fire. The bus burned like a charm. Cars parked nearby were covered in soot. The fire brigade sprayed it off.
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– 6:30 – Police throws scooter and motorcyclists without a driver’s license on the receipt in Rotterdam-West
The police issued a receipt to sixteen drivers of scooters and motorcycles on Monday evening. During a check on the Vierambachtstraat in Rotterdam-West, it turned out that a number of them were driving through the city without a driver’s license. One motorcyclist insulted an officer after he had a ticket. Then he ran away. But the police managed to catch up with him and knocked him to the ground among the shopping public on Schiedamseweg. Then he is arrested. He’s in jail.
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