Ledegem (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – On Thursday night, Aug 14, 2025, a crash happened in Ledegem at Moorsleedsestraat–Provinciebaan, injuring a white van driver. The black van driver fled, found 2 km away. Both vehicles were totalled; police are investigating.
As NIEUWSBLAD News reported, a serious traffic accident took place in Ledegem, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, on Thursday night, Aug 14, 2025, leaving 2 vehicles heavily damaged. The collision occurred approximately at 10:20 p.m. at the intersection of Moorsleedsestraat and Provinciebaan.
A white van with the City of Wervik logo was driving along Provinciebaan and attempted to turn right into Moorsleedsestraat. The driver did not give way at the intersection and drove straight into the path of a black van travelling in the direction of Provinciebaan. The collision caused substantial damage to both of the vehicles.
What Ledegem crash driver to run 2 km away after the accident?
The driver of the white van sustained minor injuries and was assessed at the scene. The black van driver declined medical treatment and left before the arrival of emergency responders. Police will investigate how the collision occurred. The 2 damaged vehicles were blocking the road, disrupting local vehicular traffic until they could be removed from the scene.
Several cafe patrons ran to the scene after the incident. A witness said the driver of the black car-sharing vehicle escaped from the wreck and ran into a nearby cornfield. Police arrived quickly and used a drone to look for him and found the man more than 2 kilometres away. Police are now looking into whether he was impaired and why he fled the accident situation.
The white van and the black car-sharing vehicle were declared total losses and will be sent to the scrap yard. The driver of the white van, who was hit in the collision, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash caused local disruption until the road was cleared.
In Antwerp in December 2022, a car-sharing driver struck a pedestrian near a car park at night and ran off. Police tracked him down soon after and found he may have been under the influence. In 2019, in Nieuwpoort, a pickup truck collided with a Renault Twingo on the E40, killing a 22-year-old driver instantly. The pickup ended up in a field, but its driver left the scene and was later found in a hospital.
