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Heated Driver Parks His Truck in the Middle of Busy Moerdijk Bridge to Go Swimming

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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.

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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), …

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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.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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A Hungarian truck driver had a rather unusual way of coping with the heat on Tuesday evening. He parked his truck on the hard shoulder of the Moerdijk Bridge, climbed over the railing, and took a dip in the Hollandse Diep. What he had intended as a summer dip quickly caused a stir. Police received several reports of a man who had jumped from the bridge and was calling for help. Fearing a suicide attempt, emergency services responded in large num…

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It's midsummer in the Netherlands, and that's not going to leave everyone cold. On Tuesday evening, temperatures soared so high that a Hungarian truck driver jumped into the water from the Moerdijk Bridge in Dordrecht to cool off. He also parked his truck on the hard shoulder.

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RTV Rijnmond broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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