Heavy tractor with a trailer, ends up in ditch after accident

Beveren On the Kieldrechtsebaan (N451) between head office in verebroek and Kieldrecht is Friday morning at just after 6 pm a spectacular accident happened. A heavy tractor with trailer ended up in the canal. The takelwerken names of more than four hours.

A 58-year-old motorist in the direction of Kieldrecht reed, made during an overtaking manoeuvre on a tractor an error in judgment. In addition, he came into collision with another tractor from the opposite direction hit came. Both vehicles schampten each other. The driver of the tractor trailer could come on to move a much heavier, frontal collision avoidance, but as a result he ended up with the monster of 19 tons in the canal next to the road. It hit the tractor was heavily damaged. The driver of the car hit in the accident injuries and was taken for care to the hospital. To the mastodon of lifting had the heavy material of a specialized bergingsfirma on the spot. The fire department was also onsite to a number of branches of a tree to saw. The busy road was almost 4 hours in both directions closed. The police suggested a detour. In the direction of Kieldrecht had the traffic detour via the Sint-Michielsstraat, Drijdijk and the Bralstraat. Direction head office in verebroek there was a diversion via the Bralstraat and Turfbanken.

On september 10 last year, happened at exactly the same place even though a very heavy accident in which a bus was involved. Also when was an error of judgement of the driver when an overtaking manoeuvre on the basis of the accident.