Eighteen injured in Europe road crashes as Dutch coach overturns on A28 highway

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At least 18 people were injured in separate road incidents across Europe over the past 24 hours, with the most severe involving a collision between a touring coach and a van on the A28 highway near Wezep, Netherlands.
The crash occurred around 04:15 local time on Monday, when an Austrian touring coach carrying over 50 passengers, including a group of students, collided with a van. The coach overturned and came to rest on the opposite lane, while the van was split in two, according to Dutch media reports. Emergency services deployed helicopters and multiple ambulances, with authorities raising the alert level to "code 20," indicating preparations for up to 20 potential injuries, though the exact number of wounded remained unconfirmed . The A28 was closed in both directions, and rescue operations were expected to continue through the evening rush hour .
In Norway, four young men aged 16 to early 20s were hospitalized after their car veered off the road and struck a rock face in Nordre Follo on Sunday evening. Three were classified as seriously or critically injured and transported to Ullevål Hospital, while one with moderate injuries was taken to Ahus, according to Gisle Lindheim Sveen, operations leader for the Øst police district. One of the critically injured was airlifted by helicopter .
In Italy, an 11-year-old girl died and her 4-year-old sister was in critical condition after their car struck a plane tree in Basiliano, Udine province, on Sunday. The younger child was resuscitated and hospitalized .
Germany reported two separate incidents on Sunday. On the A7 near Bockenem, a chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles left three people with minor to moderate injuries. A subsequent collision at the resulting traffic jam involved 11 people, though none were ultimately hurt. Sixty-five emergency responders were deployed, and damages were estimated at €50,000 . In Berlin-Spandau, a driver was critically injured after their car left the road and became wedged between trees, requiring extraction by firefighters . In Gütersloh, a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured when her car struck a tree in Rietberg .
In Romania, a 53-year-old man died and four others were injured in a Sunday evening crash on DN1-E60 between Turda and Câmpia Turzii. One victim was hospitalized, while three others declined medical transport .
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