Child Seriously Injured in Road Accident in Maldegem, Flanders: Driver Fell Asleep

2023-11-25 17:14:00

A three-year-old child was seriously injured on Saturday followingnoon in a road accident in Maldegem, local police confirmed. The driver of the vehicle in which the young victim was found fell asleep.

The accident occurred shortly following 3:00 p.m. on the N9. The driver of the car apparently dozed off and crashed into a parked truck.

A three-year-old child who was in the crashed car was hospitalized in critical condition at Ghent University Hospital. The driver, who was slightly injured, was also taken to hospital.

Alcohol and drug tests were conducted and came back negative.

Surveillance camera images clearly show the vehicle deviating from its path. The public prosecutor’s office therefore decided not to request a traffic report. The child was otherwise properly restrained.

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