# One dead, two seriously injured in three-car crash on A16 near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

> A crash involving three cars on the A16 towards Rotterdam on Monday afternoon killed one person and closed three lanes.

Society · published 2026-10-12 17:26 · https://nlnow.nl/a/one-dead-two-seriously-injured-in-three-car-crash-on-a16-near-hendrik-ido-ambach/

Three cars collided on the A16 motorway near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht on Monday afternoon, on the carriageway towards Rotterdam. One person died and two others were seriously injured, a police spokesperson said.

Three lanes were closed. The Moerdijkbrug towards Rotterdam was blocked, and delays between the Klaverpolder and Ridderkerk junctions reached about an hour at around 15:00. The road was expected to reopen around 18:00.

Rijkswaterstaat, the national roads agency, set up a diversion for traffic towards Rotterdam from the Klaverpolder junction via the A17, A59, A29 and A15. A spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat West-Nederland-Zuid advised drivers to take the diversion, as it is faster for now.

A trauma helicopter came to the scene and landed on the motorway itself. Several ambulances also attended. A tent was put up on the carriageway to screen the victims from view.

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