Roeselare (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – A fatal traffic accident took place on the Rumbeke exit of the E403 between the evening of Friday and the morning of Saturday. A vehicle with 3 passengers veered off the road before resting on the edge of the grass. One of the passengers, who was a woman, died from the collision.
An incident occurred at the E403 Rumbeke exit during Saturday morning’s early hours. A vehicle carrying 3 people left the roadway before plummeting into a ditch, which resulted in the death of the female passenger. All three individuals, including the driver, walked away from the wrecked vehicle with no life-threatening injuries. Emergency response teams arrived quickly and found the woman trapped beneath the car, deceased.
A driver of grey Opel experienced control loss close to 4:00 a.m. as the vehicle manoeuvred through the Rumbeke exit of E403. The car almost collided with the safety barrier before it slid into a roadside service area and finally submerged in the deep ditch. A driver and his male passenger escaped the crash with minor injuries, yet the female passenger remained trapped beneath the car, leading to her death.
The emergency responders arrived quickly at the location but informed everyone this was going to be a standard vehicle retrieval operation.
“Unfortunately, it soon became clear that this would only be a recovery operation,”
Stated the officer on the scene. Police operators indicated that the road conditions were known and refused to call for a traffic expert.
What is the background of accidents on the E403?
The E403 functions as a primary Belgian highway that connects Kortrijk with Bruges, where heavy traffic occurs mainly during busy time slots. Traffic safety reports indicate that severe accidents on Belgium’s highways represent a major portion of all incidents, and speeding and driver tiredness are the causes of most such incidents. Belgium experienced more than 35,000 accidents and 500 fatalities in traffic in the year 2022.
Fewer night-time car crashes enrich the primary protection because both low-light conditions and vehicle velocity are elevated. The Rumbeke exit stands as a vital junction of the E403 since it serves local workers and commercial truck drivers. Transport safety barriers, along with speed regulations, have been established, yet vehicle control loss incidents like this remain a challenge for maintaining road safety.
