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Ongoing A2 crash near Maarssen adds 45 minutes to Utrecht drive

Three lanes of the A2 are closed near Maarssen after a collision between three cars, and Rijkswaterstaat says clearing up will take until around 18:30.

Traffic on a multi-lane motorway in Utrecht
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A collision involving three cars on the A2 near Maarssen has closed three lanes and is holding up traffic heading towards Utrecht. Rijkswaterstaat, the national roads agency, said the delay at first stood at about half an hour.

Rijkswaterstaat
national roads agency · @RWSverkeersinfo

“Clearing up after the accident on the #A2 near Maarssen will continue until around 18:30. The delay towards Utrecht has now risen to 45 minutes. Allow for extra travel time for the time being.”

15 November 2026, 17:59Translated from DutchView original on X

A recovery vehicle was at the scene and would start work straight away, Rijkswaterstaat said. It did not expect the work to take long at first, but now says clearing up will continue until around 18:30.

Rijkswaterstaat's first message put the closure at three lanes, which is what caused the queue to build up. The agency's latest update asks drivers on the route to keep allowing for longer journeys while the clearing work continues.

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