Two cars collided on the Gilzerbaan in Alphen on Monday evening. One of the occupants was seriously injured. The victim had to be resuscitated.
Two others were also injured, but it is not known how serious their injuries are.
The accident happened around half past eight. The police, ambulance, fire brigade and an air ambulance were immediately called in.
“I was sitting inside and heard a very loud bang,” said a woman who lives near the spot where the collision took place. “We immediately went outside, saw that something serious must have happened and called 112. One of the occupants, who was able to get out of one of the cars on his own, had difficulty walking. We put him on a chair along the The driver of one of the cars could not get out because the door was locked. I think the person in the car was in very serious condition after the accident what we could do. So has a farmer in the area closed off the road with his tractor so that emergency services could do their work. Fortunately, the police and ambulance arrived really quickly,” the local resident says by telephone. She also saw that an air ambulance and three ambulances were needed.
According to her, she often cries out when she hears the traffic rushing by on the Gilzerbaan. “It really is a speed lane here. It is not without reason that we have asked the municipality to take measures.”