was a passenger on a moped officially became the first road death in 2026. But afterwards it became clear that ES was not the passenger but the person who was actually riding the moped that was involved in a one-sided traffic accident in De Nieuwe Grondweg last Sunday. ES who reportedly had a serious head injury died in the hospital several hours later. His passenger, 17-year-old LH, suffered scrapes and a broken arm was admitted to the hospital and is currently recovering from his injuries. The investigation into this traffic accident is ongoing. The police recently reported that there have already been two road deaths in 2026. The second road death is a cyclist who was hit by a delivery van. The accident happened when the delivery van switched to the other side of the road and hit the cyclist who was approaching from the opposite direction.