The 65-year-old man and 42-year-old woman from the Walloon Saint-Ghislain from the Hainaut Mons were on their way in the Veurnestraat in Vleteren around 4.30 pm. They were driving in the direction of Ypres when it suddenly went completely wrong. According to witnesses, the pickup suddenly deviated from its lane to the left. The car slammed into the front of a house. Emergency services rushed to the scene but were unable to do anything for the 65-year-old driver. According to the MUG doctor, the man may have died in his car before the accident after he became unwell. His 42-year-old passenger was trapped in the car as a result of the accident. She had to be freed from the wrecked car by firefighters. She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The damage to the car is very extensive, the debris was scattered over the road surface.
Driver (65) died after blow to facade, passenger (42) in life-threatening condition | skate
