It was around 5:00 p.m. when Romeo, 24, lost control of his vehicle for an undetermined reason and hit a light pole. Emergency services were unable to resuscitate the victim.
Originally from Heusden-Zolder, the young man today leaves a huge void with many people. His friends but especially his family, his sisters and his brother in the first place. “With the departure of Roméo, we are no longer complete. There were four of us at home and we were very close. We saw each other at least once a week,” one of them told Nieuwsblad.
On the day of the accident, Romeo was doing a holiday job at the Midas garage in Genk. He was an auto mechanic and dreamed of becoming an expert in automotive engineering. He had also started studies in this direction. But Saturday, the return home never happened. “He was heading towards our house, where our sister Veronica was waiting for him,” his sister Katiuscia told Laatste Nieuws. “It was the last thing he said to his boss just before he left. The last message I got from him was to tell me he was going to make pesto pasta for my sister. Romeo was like that, a nice boy who was always there for his family. »
Around 5 p.m., on the way back, Romeo’s car left the road after missing a bend and hitting a light pole. “He leaves a big void. His family has always been number one. He didn’t like alcohol, drugs or cigarettes. Romeo was a pure soul in all its forms. He never hurt a fly. »