Scholiere (16) dies in accident with car in Heemstede

The victim was rushed to hospital after the accident, where she later died of her injuries.

The driver, a 28-year-old man from Velserbroek, has been arrested. This is standard procedure, let the police know.

The Traffic Accident Analysis of the police is investigating the circumstances of the accident. Police are looking for witnesses and additional images.

The municipality of Heemstede has informed the Haarlems Dagblad that an investigation is being conducted into the circumstances of the accident under the authority of the Public Prosecution Service. “The number and nature of the accidents in recent years does not give the municipality any reason to immediately doubt the traffic-safe design of this intersection.”