Two women, one dead and one injured, found under bridge

Photo: DutchNews.nl
Photo: DutchNews.nl

Police have discovered the body of one woman, and a second who had been injured, under a bridge in Haaksbergen, in the east of the Netherlands.

They say the women appear to be the victims of a crime and have appealed for witnesses. The women, who were found by police shortly after midnight, have not yet been identified.

The N18 and the A35 near Enschede have been closed while work continues on establishing the cause of the death.

The injured woman has been taken to hospital but police have not said anything about serious her injuries are.

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