Brusselsesteenweg in Merchtem for hours closed by frontal collision: « Four wounded, luckily no one in danger » (Merchtem)
The blow at the frontal collision was huge. – © JHW
On Friday evening on the Brusselsesteenweg in Ossel (Hamme-Merchtem), a frontal collision between two vehicles near the well-known dangerous bend. The balance is heavy: four wounded, one of which is seriously injured, but nobody is in danger, the Amow zone confirms on the spot.
The accident occurred around 10.55 pm. « We heard a huge bang, » testifies a local resident. « We immediately walked to the Steenweg and barely saw a person sitting in his vehicle in his vehicle. We also had to calm the man. The bond was then liberated by the fire brigade. »
« There were also a lot of debris spread over the road surface. Two children from one of the vehicles were fortunately unharmed and walked with the mother to the side of the Steenweg, which was immediately closed by the police. Two cars were completely destroyed. »
The car that collided head -on with an oncoming car during an overtaking movement was completely destroyed. – © JHW
According to witnesses, a small car was exceeded the center line in the dangerous bend in Ossel, known as the place where there used to be Café ‘t Sas. During the catch -up movement, it collided head -on with a different car. A third car was hit by flying debris, nobody was injured in it.
« In total, four people were injured, » confirms an officer of the Amow police zone on the spot. « One person is seriously injured, three others are slightly injured. All victims were transferred to the hospital. »
The police and fire brigade ended the Brusselsesteenweg for hours to be able to stretch the two car wrecks and make the necessary findings. – © JHW
« Another passenger was not injured. The accident happened during a catch -up movement in a dangerous bend, in which two cars that came from the opposite direction bumped into each other. » The Brusselsesteenweg was closed for hours for all traffic. The stone road was released again around 1.30 am. The Brusselsesteenweg with crossings and a special curvature in Ossel / Hamme is known as dangerous.
A maximum speed of 50 km/h applies, but there is often complaining about excessive speed. Several accidents have already happened due to excessive speed. The Roads and Traffic Agency (AWV) is the manager of the Steenweg. Local residents testify that the red traffic light for weak road users on the spot is ignored several times and that there are many red riders and speed devils. (JHW)
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