Two seriously hurt as police van hits cargo bike in Rotterdam
A police van struck a cargo bike carrying two people in Rotterdam on Tuesday evening, seriously injuring both and prompting a trauma helicopter callout.
A police van struck a cargo bike carrying two people on the Zevenkampse Ring in Rotterdam on Tuesday evening, seriously injuring both riders, a police spokesperson said.
The crash happened at around 8.50pm. Ambulance crews treated the two injured at the scene, and a trauma helicopter was also called because of the severity of the collision, according to De Telegraaf.
Footage showed the police van's windscreen badly damaged and a dent in its bonnet, with the cargo bike left in bushes beside the road. The Zevenkampse Ring was fully closed to traffic, and the police road-accident investigation unit is examining what happened.
It was the second collision between a police vehicle and a cyclist in Rotterdam in recent weeks: three weeks earlier, a 40-year-old cyclist was injured and thrown several metres after officers drove across a junction from a cycle path without slowing down, at the corner of Aert van Nesstraat and Schouwburgplein.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · AD, De Telegraaf A police van struck a cargo bike carrying two people on the Zevenkampse Ring in Rotterdam on Tuesday evening, seriously injuring both.
- 2+ outlets · AD, De Telegraaf The crash happened at around 8.50pm; a trauma helicopter was called because of its severity.
- 2+ outlets · AD, De Telegraaf The Zevenkampse Ring was closed to traffic while the police accident investigation unit examined the scene.
- 2+ outlets · AD, De Telegraaf It is the second crash involving a Rotterdam police vehicle and a cyclist in three weeks, after a 40-year-old cyclist was hurt at a different junction.
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Why it matters for Europe
This is the second time in three weeks that a Rotterdam police vehicle has hit a cyclist, raising questions about how officers are driving through junctions and cycle paths in the city.
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Rotterdam?
- A police van struck a cargo bike carrying two people on the Zevenkampse Ring, seriously injuring both, police said.
- How badly were they hurt?
- Both were seriously injured; a trauma helicopter was called to the scene because of the severity of the crash.
- Has this happened before?
- Yes. Three weeks earlier, a 40-year-old cyclist was injured when a police car crossed a junction from a cycle path without slowing down.
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