# Man held for attempted manslaughter after people hit at Barneveld run

> Police say they arrested a parcel van driver in Amersfoort on suspicion of attempted manslaughter after several people were hit during a running event in Barneveld. Nobody was seriously injured.

Society · published 2026-11-14 12:40 · https://nlnow.nl/a/parcel-van-driver-held-after-hitting-runners-in-barneveld/

Police arrested a parcel van driver in Amersfoort on suspicion of attempted manslaughter. He is suspected of hitting several people during a running event on the Roggeakker in Barneveld around 19.45. Police say nobody was seriously injured.

Officers arrested a man in Amersfoort around 20.23.

According to police, the man resisted arrest and was given a spit mask. A saliva test showed he may have been under the influence, police said.

## Other incidents in the region

A man died in hospital after his car ended up in the water on the Vogelvlinderweg in Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, around 06.30, police said.

The KNMI weather institute has issued code yellow for dense fog in the south, centre and east of the province of Utrecht until 09.30. Visibility is under 200 metres in places.

In the north, police said they arrested four men on Thursday 12 November on suspicion of fraud and theft after a distraction theft in Groningen. According to police, one suspect posed as a water company employee while the others took jewellery from the home. Police said the suspects drove away in a car, which was spotted at a traffic check on the A7 and stopped in Boerakker after a short chase.

Police gave the suspects' ages and towns as 26 (Bussum), 28 (Bergen op Zoom), 32 (Almere) and 26 (no fixed address). They said they found several pieces of jewellery on the men, including the victim's, and are investigating where the rest came from.

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