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Traffic jam on A4 highway near Rijpwetering, the Netherlands
Traffic jam on A4 highway near Rijpwetering, the Netherlands - Credit: Caseman / Wikimedia Commons - License: CC-BY-SA
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Thursday, 30 August 2018 - 09:32

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Serious accident on A4 Amsterdam-Den Haag; highway closed

The A4 highway from Amsterdam to The Hague is closed at Nieuw-Vennep due to a serious accident involving a truck and a passenger car. Emergency services are at the scene, NOS reports.

A person is stuck in one of the vehicles. There is also a lot of debris on the road.

Those who want to travel to The Hague are advised to detour through Utrecht, via the A9, A2 and A12.

Je ziet het: het verkeer staat helemaal stil op #A4 en #A5 vanaf knp. De Hoek. De linkerrijstrook is zojuist vrijgegeven ➡ https://t.co/2Asu6E1Lwa. pic.twitter.com/daWmausuxn

— Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie (@RWSverkeersinfo) August 30, 2018

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