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Several injured in collision of inland vessel with rowing biat
At least two people were injured on of July 28, 2026, at around 9.55 a.m. in a collision between the 'Climax', coming from the direction of Katwijk, and a rowing boat in a bend of the Old Rhine between Valkenburg and Rijnsburg. All nine elderly occupants fell into the water, when the inland vessel ran over the boat, which broke in two. Two of them managed to reach shore on the Valkenburg side. The remaining seven were pulled from the water on the Rijnsburg side and taken to the terrace in the backyard of a home in Waterbospark. Initially two persons were missing, but at some point, they started shouting too. They were hanging on the bank a little further away in the grass. Due to the severity of the incident, emergency services responded in large numbers. The fire departments of Katwijk, Valkenburg, Leiden, and Nieuw-Vennep (with a diving team), Rijpwetering (with a boat), and a second diving team from Leiden were alerted. In addition, five to six ambulances and a medical officer on duty arrived at the scene to coordinate the rescue efforts. The boat occupants were examined by ambulance personnel. Some of them had sustained minor injuries. No one needed to be transported to the hospital. The boat belonged to the Leiden rowing and sailing club Die Leythe. One half ended up in Rijnsburg, the other in Valkenburg. The police have taken witness statements from several people involved and started investigating the circumstances of the collision. The inland vessel was examined too. The ship was moored further downstream in the Duyfrak neighborhood in Valkenburg. Reports with photos and video: https://www.leidschdagblad.nl/regio/duin-en-bollenstreek/leidse-roeiboot-met-senioren-overvaren-door-vrachtschip-maar-ze-komen-met-de-schrik-vrij-het-is-hier-ook-gewoon-een-rotbocht/159291937.html https://www.omroepwest.nl/112/5131869/anja-ziet-hoe-roeiboot-vol-senioren-geramd-wordt-door-vrachtschip-vreselijk-traumatisch https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2026/07/28/twee-gewonden-na-aanvaring-tussen-binnenvaartschip-en-kanos/ https://www.allesoverkatwijk.nl/nieuws/algemeen/108450/vrachtschip-vaart-over-roeiboot-op-oude-rijn-negen-opvarenden https://www.omroepwest.nl/112/5131769/roeiboot-en-binnenvaartschip-botsen-meerdere-mensen-overboord-geslagen https://www.transport-online.nl/133299/twee-gewonden-nadat-binnenvaartschip-roeiboten-aanvaart-in-valkenburg-fotos/ https://sleutelstad.nl/2026/07/28/roeiboot-breekt-in-tweeen-na-botsing-op-de-rijn/
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