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A2 reopens after crash near Breukelen leaves two people injured
A crash involving two cars happened on the A2 near Breukelen early on Sunday, November 1.
Two people were injured, according to reports from the scene.
The crash happened on the motorway from Amsterdam towards Utrecht, between Breukelen and Maarssen.
The road was closed for several hours while emergency services responded and the circumstances were investigated.
Drivers were diverted, and one report said the route went via the N201 and A27.
The A2 has since reopened, though the available information does not say how the crash happened.
Two people were injured in a crash involving two cars on the A2 near Breukelen.
The crash occurred on the motorway from Amsterdam toward Utrecht, between Breukelen and Maarssen.
The Utrecht-bound carriageway was closed for several hours and traffic was diverted.
The A2 has since reopened.
Reports differ on the timing: one says the crash happened around 05:30, while another says the alert came in around 05:17.
- Who
- Two people were injured. Two passenger cars were involved.
- What
- A crash led to the closure of the A2’s Utrecht-bound carriageway. The road has since reopened.
- When
- Sunday, 1 November 2026, in the early morning. One report says around 05:30; another says the alert came in around 05:17.
- Where
- The A2 between Breukelen and Maarssen, in the direction of Utrecht.
- Why
- The cause of the crash is not yet known. The road was closed for emergency response and an investigation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
One report says the alert about the crash came in at this time.
Another report says the crash happened at about this time.
The Utrecht-bound A2 was closed between Breukelen and Maarssen, and traffic was diverted.
The A2 reopened.
- Injuries
- Two people
- Vehicles
- Two passenger cars
- Road
- A2 between Breukelen and Maarssen
- Direction
- Toward Utrecht
- Date
- 1 November 2026