Main traffic jams in the Antwerp ring road towards the Netherlands by … (Antwerp)

The driver of a sweeper noticed a traffic jam too late and had to tap the steering wheel to prevent a violent blow. He turned left and collided with two other trucks. Two cars were also involved. Two slightly injured people fell: the driver of a truck and the passenger of one of the cars.

The accident occurred in part under a bridge, so the lifting work lasted for about three hours. "In the meantime, the road is completely free again, but the peak of the evening is still ruined.We will not lose the traffic jams accumulated this afternoon.High wait times on the ring road and on the future highways in Antwerp ", says Peter Bruyninckx of the Flemish Traffic Center

" Shaken one by the other "

Eddy (49 years old) of Erpe-Mere was driving the tanker of Maes de Bornem when the accident occurred. is produced. "We all drove about as fast, about 60 hours per hour," he says. "I did not see it coming but suddenly the truck with the container was pushed into my side, I was pushed in turn by a left lane."

Eddy came with his tank truck against the central reserve but came out unscathed. his cabin. "I've been a little shaken," he says. His truck was badly damaged and the passenger side window was also broken. "But fortunately, the tanker was not punctured, because even though it was empty, it remains dangerous." His truck was hoisted, just like the other two.