The accident took place on Thursday June 16 around 4.30 p.m. along the Steenovenstraat in Meulebeke. The victim had been hit by a car while trying to cross the street. The alderman was taken to hospital in serious condition. The prosecution evokes an “unfortunate accident”, the speed of the motorist not being to blame according to a witness.
Jacques Goemaere finally died following several weeks in a coma. He was in charge of Culture, Education, Housing, Markets, Cemeteries, Social Action and Social Housing since 2018. His powers have been redistributed among the other aldermen of Oostrozebeke.
