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Heated Driver Parks His Truck in the Middle of Busy Moerdijk Bridge to Go Swimming
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According to eyewitnesses, he suddenly stopped in the emergency lane of the A16 motorway and jumped off.
A Hungarian truck driver caused a commotion Tuesday evening by stopping his vehicle in the hard shoulder of the A16 motorway on the Moerdijk Bridge between South Holland and North Brabant and jumping into the Hollands Diep river. People who saw him jump called 112. Because a suicide attempt was suspected, several emergency services responded. Among them were the fire department, an ambulance, the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), …
A heated Hungarian truck driver sought relief from the heat on Tuesday evening on the Moerdijk Bridge near Dordrecht in a rather unusual way. He didn't realize that his actions had prompted the dispatch of nearly every emergency service, including the police helicopter. It soon became clear that their services weren't needed.
The sudden idea ended up with a fine.
A Hungarian truck driver jumped from the Moerdijk Bridge into a river in the Netherlands on Tuesday evening. Authorities helped him safely ashore, but he was fined for the jump and for leaving his vehicle in the shoulder. The man claimed he just wanted to freshen up.
He received a police fine.
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