The flames are visible from afar. And the thick black smoke invades the whole sky of the region! All this is due to a vehicle on fire, near Nimy, in the Mons-Brussels direction. Several vehicles are actually involved. Highway police say it was a truck that caught fire. Witnesses even explain having heard a detonation, probably because of the exploding tires.
Concretely, according to our information, a truck transporting cereals struck the buffer truck indicating the work. He then hit a car with a trailer, a Volkswagen, before overturning. The trailer in question contained wood. And all the cereals spilled on the pavement…
Around 2 p.m., the emergency services were called, the Mons firefighters were dispatched to the scene. Ambulances were even sent to the scene. Fortunately, the driver of the truck was only slightly injured. The other drivers concerned are apparently in shock.
The police set up diversions. The accident caused major traffic jams. Traffic is completely at a standstill! Many motorists even got out of their vehicles.
Cars are therefore invited to take the Nimy exit.
One thing is certain, between the fire and the cereals spread on the road, there will be hours…
