The Brussels ring road closed in Zaventem after a truck accident which claimed the life of the driver.
The Brussels ring road was closed around 6 a.m. in both directions near Zaventem. Two lanes have been released towards Waterloo, but the roadway remains closed in the other direction. An accident involving a truck occurred there and cost the life of its driver. The Flemish Mobility Center (Vlaams Verkeerscentrum) asks motorists to avoid the area.
Around 5:00 a.m., a truck rolled onto the ring near Zaventem-Henneaulaan and crossed the central berm. The driver died, federal police confirmed. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, which caused a fuel leak. The truck also lost part of its grain load.
Early this morning, you alerted us via the orange Alert us button: “Serious truck accident on the R0 in Zaventem, the truck ended up on the central reservation. Firefighters and police on site”Anaïs wrote to us. “Accident with a gutted truck on the Brussels ring road near Zaventem Henneaulaan. Closed outer ring and inner ring running on a traffic lane”another motorist informed us.
“We expect a difficult morning rush hour on the Brussels ring road”declared Peter Bruyninckx of the Flemish Mobility Center. “Disruptions could continue for some time.”
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