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October 2026

NOS Binnenland · 11 OctTranslated

Two dead and two injured in Kesteren traffic accident

Two people were killed and two others injured in a serious accident on the N233 near Kesteren last night. The accident happened shortly before 11 p.m. Dagblad De Gelderlander reports that the fire brigade, six ambulances and two trauma helicopters were called. One of the cars ended up upside down on the side of the road. The driver of that car is one of the fatalities, the newspaper said. The N233 will remain closed between the A15 and Kesteren in the coming hours.

NOS Binnenland · 11 OctTranslated

Deer in Maasland dead after being fed uncooked rice

In a deer camp in the village of Maasland in South Holland, five deer unexpectedly died last week. At first, it was a mystery how that could happen, but a section on two of the dead animals revealed that there was a large amount of rice in their stomachs. The deer camp volunteers assume that someone threw the rice into the manger last weekend. In the days that followed, the animals fell ill.

Omrop Fryslân · 11 OctTranslated

Fire broke out in Leeuwarden apartment building

An apartment in an apartment building in Leeuwarden suffered damage in a raging fire on Sunday. The fire was in an apartment on Soestdijkstraat in the Nijland district. An aerial work platform was called in to fight the fire. The fire brigade fought the fire from the inside. The situation was then quickly under control.