Pedestrian killed after being hit by tram | Brussels
SchaerbeekIn the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek, a pedestrian was hit on Friday in unclear circumstances by a tram of the Brussels public transport company STIB. The man was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he died. This is reported by the Brussels public prosecutor, which has opened an investigation into the correct circumstances of the accident.
The accident took place on Friday evening around 8.30 pm on Avenue Lambermont in Schaerbeek, between the Demolder and Paul Brien stops. The man was walking his dog but was hit by a tram in unclear circumstances. From the first documents it would be first that first the animal came under the man himself. Those involved life-threatening injuries. Emergency services still took the man to hospital, but he got there on Saturday.
The public prosecutor opened an investigation and went to the scene in the evening, said public prosecutor Willemien Baert: “A judicial perimeter was set up at the site of the accident to be able to carry out the various investigative acts, including a dismounting on site by the traffic expert. The tram driver was under the influence. at the time of the facts. He was questioned by the police about the accident itself, and the night of the accident itself in shock. The investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident is still ongoing.”
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