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The Princess Beatrix lock in Nieuwegein
The Princess Beatrix lock in Nieuwegein - Credit: Photo: S.J. de Waard/Wikimedia Commons
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Nieuwegein
Prinses Beatrixsluis
workplace accident
Veiligheidsregio Utrecht
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 13:27
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Person trapped under water management lock door in Nieuwegein

Two people became trapped under the counterweight of a lock door of the Prinses Beatrixsluis in Nieuwegein on Monday morning. Rescue workers managed to free one of the victims around noon, but the other is still trapped. Local safety office Veiligheidsregio Utrecht expects that it will take several hours yet to free the second victim. 

The safety office believes that the person's foot is stuck under the counterweight. According to the safety region, the counterweight weighs between 20 and 40 tons. Emergency services are currently trying to move the counterweight. "The plan is to reattach the original cables to the lock gate. Then free the patient. All in all a complex situation. Which will take hours yet", the safety office said on Twitter. 

The person who was freed around noon, was taken to hospital. The safety office did not say how seriously the victim was injured. 

The accident happened late on Monday morning, according to NU.nl. Exactly how the two persons came to be trapped, is not clear. Both victims are employees of the Prinses Beatrixsluis, according to the newspaper. 

The Prinses Beatrixsluis is a lock complex that connects the river Lek, the Merwede canal and the Amsterdam-Rijn canal. The complex provides safe passage for over 50 thousand ships a year, according to NU.nl. The lock complex was the first building to be named after Princess Beatrix in 1938, who was born in January of that year. 

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