The Brussels inner ring road has now also been completely reopened to traffic near Zaventem, the Flemish Mobility Center reported on Wednesday midday. The outer ring remained completely blocked for several hours from 5:00 a.m. after a truck crossed the central reservation.
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The inner ring was also completely blocked at first, but two lanes there were freed around 7:00 a.m. The driver of the truck, a 54-year-old man of Belgian nationality, lost his life in the accident.
Around 5:00 a.m. this Wednesday morning, a truck rolled onto the ring near Zaventem-Henneaulaan and crossed the central berm.
The driver died, federal police confirmed. The driver was Belgian and was 54 years old.
“The driver of the semi-trailer, a 54-year-old man, died on the spot,” said Ingrid Moriau, spokesperson for the prosecution. “No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The prosecution dispatched the technical and scientific police laboratory to the site and appointed a forensic doctor as well as a traffic expert. The latter’s initial conclusions show that the trailer hit the guardrail on the right side, which caused the tire to come loose. The vehicle then went out of control and headed towards the central concrete berm before completely overturning. »
The accident led to the total closure of the Brussels ring road for a certain time. Around 7:00 a.m., two lanes were freed on the inner ring. The outer ring remained completely closed to traffic until 11:30 a.m.
