Oldtimer without airbag crashes against Boom: Driver in critical condition to the hospital (Zele)
The driver had to be released from the car. – © Svov
On the Europalaan in Zele, a major accident happened in broad daylight on Wednesday. A driver bumped into a tree with his old -timer. The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The facts took place around 11.30 am. A driver rammed a tree next to the N47 in Zele with his car. Whether the man became unwell or whether there may be another cause, that is not clear. According to witnesses, the car suddenly deviated from the roadway, rushed through the grass reservation and bumped across the street with a tree.
After the blow, the vehicle ended up on the road again and it came to a halt a few meters away. The driver drove with an old -timer, without airbags.
The damage to the oldtimer is immense. – © Svov
Freed by the fire brigade
The victim was trapped in the wreck and had to be freed by the fire brigade. The Zele fire brigade received help from the colleagues from Lokeren. The liberation operation took some time. The first worries were already administered on the scene of the disaster, but the victim was very badly injured and was taken to the hospital in danger.
The Europalaan was completely closed in the direction of Dendermonde, car traffic had to drive locally. There was the necessary traffic disruption for several hours due to the accident, the local police tried to steer everything in the right direction.
An investigation has been started to map the correct circumstances of the accident, the public prosecutor appointed a traffic expert who came to the scene. (Svov)
