Four hurt in twelve-care pileup on Amsterdam highway

Four people and a dog were injured in a 12-car pileup at the Amsterdam Sloten exit on the A4 on Sunday afternoon. The injured people were taken to a hospital and the dog to a veterinary clinic, NU.nl reports. The accident happened around 5:00 p.m. According to the police, the accident actually involved three collisions. It started with three cars colliding with one another. This led to other motorists braking, and five cars crashing into each other. In the traffic jam shortly behind the accident, another four cars collided. The highway was closed towards Amsterdam for about two hours.

Nog steeds een behoorlijke chaos op de #A4 - A'dam bij Sloten, de weg blijft tot 19,15 uur dicht voor onderzoek. pic.twitter.com/FyJXkHQbvH

— Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie (@RWSverkeersinfo) April 10, 2016

#A4 helemaal vrij na afzonderlijke kop-staartbotsing in totaal acht voertuigen 4 gewonden. #A4 hmp 2,8 Li #Amsterdam pic.twitter.com/7MyExAscDR

— Martin Damen (@martindamen58) April 10, 2016