A burning truck has melted the E42: the pavement reopened to traffic

The first operations are completed, but it will now be necessary to repair the roadway. Two lanes of traffic are damaged.

This morning around 5 o'clock, many of you have activated the orange button to indicate that a truck was on fire on the E42 to Namur and that the traffic was completely stopped . Around 16:30, the c raised was completely reopened to traffic.

According to Melanie Pousseur, our Miss traffic on BEL RTL, "a truck caught fire on the E42 at Saint-Georges on Meuse in the direction Namur Liège For some unknown reason, the vehicle's tire burst and the vehicle struck the central berm before bursting in. The truck would have damaged a light pole. "[19659004] 5932867 “/>

The highway had to be completely closed for more than half an hour to allow firefighters to intervene. The pbadage to Namur was possible but only via the emergency stop band. " The clearing of the road could last all morning or even part of the day" informed us shortly before 9am, Mélanie Pousseur. According to the Perex Center, the truck was filled with cans of paint and she dispersed on the highway. The condition of the road was to be examined.