Accident Torhout: “Young cyclist (12) hit the cyclist next to him”

Driver was unable to avoid collision

The public prosecutor’s office is clear after a traffic expert came to the scene. “According to the first findings of the expert, the victim caught the cyclist next to him in the accident in Torhout. As a result, they both fell. The victim ended up in the lane for the oncoming traffic, so that the car driving by could no longer avoid a collision. to avoid.”

The accident happened in Sint-Jozefstraat in Torhout, just after 8 o’clock this morning, near Vives University of Applied Sciences. The boy was hit by a car, fell and was seriously injured. He was taken to the AZ Delta hospital in Rumbeke in a critical condition.

Bicycle street

The Sint-Jozefstraat is a bicycle street. This means that motorists are not allowed to overtake cyclists and that there is a speed limit of 30 km/h.

The road is closed for further investigation. An expert from the public prosecutor’s office will investigate the circumstances of the accident.

The police and the school group provide the necessary shelter for the family and children who witnessed the accident. Mayor Kristof Audenaert also came to the scene.