Man (45) with step hit on Zebrapad and taken seriously injured to hospital (Ostend)
A traffic accident happened in Ostend on Tuesday afternoon. In a collision, a 45-year-old man fell heavily on a scooter. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The police closed the busy Torhoutsesteenweg locally for all traffic.
The accident happened around 4 pm in the Torhoutsesteenweg, near the Mac Leodplein in the Westerkwartier district. Local residents and casual passers -by heard a hard blow. « I live nearby, » says a local resident. « I knew immediately that it was serious and went to look. After all, I am a nurse. I saw a man lying on the street. I served him the first worries until the emergency services arrived. »
High -speed
The man turned out to have been hit by a car that drove in the direction of Stene. At that moment the man would have been on the pedestrian crossing with the scooter. According to a witness, the car drove at high speed. That can explain why the driver could no longer stop when he noticed the Stepper on the pedestrian crossing.
The police partially closed the busy Torhoutsesteenweg for traffic. – © Jeffrey Roos
The man fell heavily due to the collision and ended up with a smack on the floor. « He was bleeding violently, » says the nurse who initially came to the aid of the man. « In addition, he had a big bump on his head. »
In case of consciousness
Immediately after the accident, the police closed the busy Torhoutsesteenweg between the Frère Orbanstraat and Karel van de Woestynestraat. The traffic was diverted locally. The buses of transport company De Lijn were also diverted. An ambulance and a mosquito arrived. The man was eventually taken to the hospital with serious injuries. He stayed with consciousness all the time. The police made the necessary findings and released the street after more than two hours ago. « The man is not in danger, » the police of Ostend still say. (JRO)
