The accident between two cars happens around 1 pm in a bend between Elverdinge and Boezinge. One of the cars is thrown away and bumps into a tree.
The fire brigade was able to free the driver from the wreck. He was seriously injured to the Jan Yperman Hospital. The woman in the other car is also slightly injured in the hospital. The Boezingestraat remained closed for a while between the intersections with Vroedenhofstraat and Reningestraat. A traffic expert from the public prosecutor must find out the circumstances of the accident.