“The man, alone on board and alone involved, is a 35-year-old resident of the region”

Published on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 07:56

Par Sudinfo with Belga

A very serious road accident occurred Sunday morning in Tournai where a car hit several vehicles and a facade. The driver, who had to be extricated, was hospitalized in critical condition, firefighters said.

The emergency services of Picardy Wallonia were alerted on Sunday, around 4:20 a.m., that a traffic accident had occurred along the rue du Vieux chemin d’Ath in Warchin, in the entity of Tournai.

A SMUR, an ambulance, a multi-function pumper, a marking truck and a command vehicle were dispatched to the scene.

The driver of a car traveling in the Rumilies-Tournai direction lost control of his car. It first hit a parked vehicle, then the front of the house. “Under the violence of the shock, a second car was struck, then the vehicle in question found itself in the middle of the road. The driver was stuck in his vehicle. We had to extricate him,” said Captain Issam Joudar, who led the intervention, around 7 a.m. “The man, alone on board and the only one involved, is a 35-year-old resident of the Tournai region. His vital prognosis is engaged.

The victim was transferred to the emergency department of the Union Center in Tournai.