Heavy collision between two vehicles in Roeselare: Camper tilts on side, car ends up in the facade of home … that was just for sale (inland)

The major accident happened on Saturday around 9 am. A young man drove his Mercedes along the Bruggesteenweg in Gits towards Roeselare. However, things went wrong just over the ovonde. The driver suddenly turned away from his profession and crashed into a camper that came from the opposite direction. « It was a huge blow, » said Eddy Vermeir, who was doing a little further in his home that office church was doing. Eddy immediately pushed his seat aside to see what was going on. « At that time the car popped against our facade and a number of debris fell on my foot. » (Read more under the photo)

Three people to the hospital

Together with his wife, Eddy immediately went outside to look outside. There they saw that the havoc was very large. A few tens of meters away the camper lay on its side, nearby the Mercedes stood against the facade. The car had drilled a hole in the wall. « The driver was initially unconscious. We immediately opened the door so that he had some extra air. » A few minutes later, the fire brigade rushed. It was called upon to free the driver from the car. However, that turned out not to be necessary. The man was taken to the hospital when consciousness. The two occupants of the camper were also quickly out of their vehicle. The man was led to AZ Delta for a check -up, his wife is slightly injured. (Read more under the photo)

A day for sale

After the accident, traffic from Torhout was diverted to Roeselare. Cars that drove towards the ovonde were still possible. In the meantime, the fire brigade had started cleaning up the many debris in the home. « We live here for eighteen years. Never anything has happened. The house is for sale for one day. Material damage can happily be repaired, hopefully those three people are doing well, » said Eddy. He also had pain in his foot after the incident. « I’m going to go to the hospital again this afternoon. »

(BFR)