Sint-Niklaas (Brussels Morning Newspaper) -This morning at about 8 o’clock in Sint-Niklaas, a pedestrian got severely injured after being run over by a van at Heistraat and Kuildamstraat. The victim was hit and suffered a serious head injury. People helped him before he went to the hospital in critical condition. The van driver was arrested. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
A man in Sint-Niklaas was seriously hurt after a van hit him on the street. He suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. The driver who escaped from the scene has been caught. Attempts to establish the cause of the accident are being made, and the inconvenience to the local traffic is being felt. According to eyewitnesses, the van was several dozen meters away from the scene when it happened. Early reports indicate that the driver of the motorcycle might have gotten off the bike for a few minutes before coming back. This has awakened many queries on the circumstances that led to the collision, occasioning local authorities to summon a traffic analyst and withholding a deeper probe. The police have reassured the public that they are investigating various aspects of the incident in order to establish how such a fatal accident occurred. Sint-Niklaas has witnessed a great problem with local traffic disruption, provoking diversions and delays.
Traffic safety concerns in Sint-Niklaas
This case is indicative of continuous issues of risk to pedestrians and traffic situations in Sint-Niklaas and another similar urban city. In the past few years, much attention has been given to the enhancement of measures required to enhance road safety for people who use roads for transport or walkways and cycle tracks. Local authorities have been called upon to enforce higher regulatory measures, besides improving facilities to avoid such fatal incidents from happening. Past incidents in the area have led to dialogue about enhanced signs, walkways, and an advertising crusade for all users of roads, including drivers and citizens on foot.
Based on this accident, local authorities are likely to demand a new examination of the existing traffic laws and related measures occurring in Sint-Niklaas. The level of road accidents involving pedestrians is increasing, and the common users feel that more should be done to protect them on the roads. Furthermore, this accident should be another wake-up call to the public to always exercise the care and order expected of them whenever they are on the roads. With the probes ongoing into this newest accident, the techniques necessary to avoid similar disasters in Sint-Niklaas and other parts of the world may be developed.
