# Man, 85, dies after being hit by car in Amsterdam

> An 85-year-old man from Amstelveen died in hospital after a collision on the Parnassusweg just after midnight on Sunday, and police have arrested the 30-year-old driver and are appealing for witnesses.

Society · published 2026-11-09 14:13 · https://nlnow.nl/a/pedestrian-85-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-in-amsterdam/

A pedestrian, an 85-year-old man from Amstelveen, died in hospital on Sunday 8 November after a car hit him on the Parnassusweg in Amsterdam, police said. The collision happened around 00.10. Police arrested the driver, a 30-year-old man from Amsterdam.

The police call centre received a report of a collision with serious injuries at about 00.10. Officers who arrived found the man being resuscitated, and one officer took over the resuscitation. Ambulance staff and a mobile medical team (MMT) took over shortly afterwards and drove him to hospital. Police said medical help could not save him and he died there during Sunday.

The police Traffic Investigation Team (OTV) and Forensic Investigation Traffic are investigating how the crash happened. The OTV is looking for witnesses and also wants dashcam or other camera footage of the collision. It asks anyone with footage to share it through the police tip form or by calling 0900-8844.

## Background

- **OTV (Opsporing Team Verkeer)**: The police Traffic Investigation Team (OTV) is the police unit that investigates serious road traffic incidents, including collisions with serious injuries or deaths. Its investigators work with the Forensic Investigation Traffic unit to reconstruct how a crash happened, and they ask witnesses and anyone with dashcam or other camera footage to come forward through the police tip form or by phone.
- **MMT (Mobiel Medisch Team)**: The mobile medical team (MMT) is a team of specialised medical staff who are sent out alongside ambulances to life-threatening emergencies. It provides advanced medical care at the scene and can take over treatment from the first responders, including during transport to hospital.

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