In Lombardsijde near Middelkerke, a 17-year-old boy died in an accident. The boy, from Dilbeek, near Brussels, was riding a scooter overnight from Wednesday to Thursday and was hit by a car. The West Flanders prosecutor’s office confirmed this on Thursday.
The car collided with the scooter on the Koninklijke Baan in Lombardsijde. The accident happened near the Albatros campsite. “The exact circumstances of the accident are still under investigation,” said the prosecution, which appointed a traffic expert and a medical examiner.
