The tanker was driving on the R40 ring towards Dampoort when it missed its bend at Stapelplein, sped through the parking lot of the Handelsdokcentrum office building and crashed into the building entrance.
The truck hit a car and a cyclist on a pedestrian crossing. The young woman died at the scene from her injuries. The driver of the truck had to be extricated but his life is not in danger. The driver was slightly injured.
The circumstances of the accident are under investigation. A traffic expert and a medical examiner were dispatched to the scene.
The personnel present in the building were briefly evacuated for fear of the presence of flammable substances in the tanker truck, but have since been able to return to the premises. The situation is under control, the emergency services said. The tank truck was transporting a substance that is only dangerous in contact with water.
