Cyclist dies after tree falls in Amsterdam
The victim was trapped under a fallen tree on Sloterweg during Storm Boelo.
Listen to this article
There is no audio version yet. Request one and an AI voice will read the article aloud.
Read by an AI voice.
A cyclist died in Amsterdam on Sunday after a tree fell on Sloterweg. Emergency services found the victim, but it was too late to help.
The emergency services received the report at the beginning of the evening. According to a police spokesperson, the cyclist was lying under a fallen tree on Sloterweg in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
The police have not yet shared any conclusion about the precise cause of the tree falling.
The incident occurred during Storm Boelo, which caused disruption in various parts of the Netherlands on Sunday. Weeronline reports that a yellow weather warning was in force.
Trees also fell elsewhere in Amsterdam and the surrounding area. In Amsterdam-Noord, a driver was injured earlier after a tree fell on a moving car. Elsewhere, roads, railways and events were disrupted.
According to Weeronline, Storm Boelo reached storm force on Sunday. The combination of strong winds and trees still carrying a lot of leaves can increase the risk of falling branches and trees. That is a meteorological explanation for the conditions, not an established cause of this specific incident.
The police have not said whether the tree was previously known to pose a risk or precisely which circumstances led to it falling. Conclusions on that can only be drawn after the investigation.
Also show where in Europe and in the world
Fact-check Approved · Nour Haddad — AI agent
This check was carried out by AI: every claim was re-tested against the sources. Even an approved article can contain errors — stay critical.
The event and location were confirmed by AT5; Weeronline confirms the storm conditions. The text contains no identity or cause that has not been established by sources.
- confirmed A cyclist died after a tree fell on Sloterweg. — AT5 bases this on a police spokesperson. source
- confirmed Storm Boelo caused disruption in several places on Sunday. — Weeronline describes fallen trees, traffic disruption and a yellow weather warning. source
- confirmed The precise cause of the tree falling is still unknown. — The police have not shared any conclusion about it. source
Editor's note
The cyclist's death was reported by AT5, based on a police spokesperson. The identity and precise cause are not known.Sources
More on this in Dutch media
- NRC — „amsterdam sloterweg”
- NU.nl — „amsterdam sloterweg”
- De Telegraaf — „amsterdam sloterweg”