# Ambulance hits car head-on on N228, injuring two

> A 54-year-old cyclist died after a crash in Oudewater, and an ambulance heading to the scene collided with a car in Montfoort, seriously injuring a 24-year-old man.

Society · published 2026-11-15 13:37 · updated 2026-11-15 14:17 · https://nlnow.nl/a/ambulance-hits-car-head-on-on-n228-near-montfoort/

A 54-year-old cyclist from Oudewater died on Sunday 15 November after an accident around 01:00 on the Hoenkoopse Buurtweg in Oudewater, police said. An ambulance heading to the scene collided head-on with a car on the N228 in Montfoort overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Two people in the car were injured. A 24-year-old man from Oudewater was seriously injured and taken to hospital.

The 21-year-old passenger from Woerden was also injured and taken to hospital. The ambulance driver was unhurt, a police spokesperson said.

Both vehicles were badly damaged in the impact. As the situation was serious, a trauma helicopter landed nearby.

The ambulance was on its way to a serious accident on the Hoenkoopse Buurtweg in Oudewater, where a cyclist was seriously injured.

Several people called 112 about the Oudewater accident, and when emergency services arrived they found him seriously injured on the road. Officers found his damaged bicycle close by. He was taken to hospital in a serious condition and died there later on Sunday.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

The N228 was closed for a long time for investigation and recovery work.

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