In Belgium, three French people and a Belgian died in a very serious road accident on Sunday evening in Mouscron. A fifth person, of Belgian nationality, was seriously injured.
The car caught fire
The accident occurred on the Mouscron expressway, national road 58. At around 9:30 p.m., at the exit of the tunnel, The car suddenly left the road and hit two trees. The expert’s initial findings show excessive speed, the driver apparently lost control of his vehicle. According to the Belgian police, “The car then burst into flames and exploded.”
When help arrived, the car was completely burnt out and four people had already died. A fifth victim, ejected from the vehicle, was taken care of and transported to Mouscron Hospital, but his life is no longer in danger.
Three victims from Comines in France
According to our information, the five people on board the car are of French and Belgian nationality and are around twenty years old. The Mons-Tournai Public Prosecutor’s Office indicates that there are three French and one Belgian among the deceasedAccording to the Belgian police, these young people were from Comines in France and Comines in Belgium.
The town hall of Comines (France) indicates that for the moment, “nothing allows us to confirm at this time“that the victims are from the commune.
An investigation has been opened by the Mons-Tournai public prosecutor’s office. For the moment, we know that these young people were on board a Range Rover, a rental vehicle registered in Germany. According to the Mons-Tournai public prosecutor’s office, this car “might have been sublet.“
