This Monday morning, the body of this Romanian national was discovered inside the trailer. The judicial authorities initially believed in a homicide. “Initially, the case was put under investigation by the prosecution so that an autopsy could be carried out. But the medical examiner quickly concluded that it was an accidental death, ”says Charles-Eric Clesse, the Hainaut labor auditor.
Not far from the body of the driver, the police found a butagaz and food. The so-called Ilie Iom, aged 40, had probably stopped to have a bite to eat. Perhaps he had planned to spend the night there.
Anyway, that’s when he had a “silly” accident. “He went to the back of the truck. He slipped between two stacks of pallets and unfortunately died of suffocation between the two stacks,” relates Charles-Eric Clesse. Not having his mobile phone with him, he was unable to call for help.
The labor auditor, who came to the scene, found no violation. The victim’s body was taken care of on Monday afternoon by the Fontaine-Fostier funeral home. The file being closed, the body will probably be repatriated to its country of origin.