2023-08-17 06:01:00 The body of the boatman whose barge sank more than a week ago in the Scheldt in Dendermonde (East Flanders) was found in the boat during salvage operations, municipal authorities and the prosecution said Thursday. The man was from Charleroi. An autopsy will be carried out at the University Hospital of Antwerp, while … Read more
2023-08-13 18:37:00 A woman in her 40s is in critical condition after being run over late Sunday afternoon by a De Lijn public transport company bus in Ghent, police confirmed. “The firefighters had to extricate her,” explains Dirk De Sutter, spokesperson for the Ghent police zone. The victim, whose life prognosis is engaged, was immediately … Read more
2023-08-07 18:33:00 The divers had started the search in the early evening, when a tidal movement of the river made it possible to probe the shipwrecked barge. “The strong current made it impossible to continue the rescue operation, so the search could only be carried out for a short period of time. At around 6 … Read more
2023-07-23 15:49:00 A biker was seriously injured on Sunday morning after being hit by a car on the E17 towards Antwerp, near Haasdonk, said the East Flanders prosecutor’s office. The biker was found unconscious Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. along the highway. The victim was knocked down just before the exit and hit a guardrail. … Read more
2023-07-21 14:34:00 After medical examination, the emergency services judged a transport to the hospital superfluous. This seventh day of the Gentse Feesten brought together some 205,000 people and was more turbulent than the previous ones. Police have documented a few incidents, including two where officers had to use force. In all, 11 brawls broke out … Read more
2023-06-12 17:43:00 A woman suspected of having shaken a baby in a nursery in Evergem has been placed under an arrest warrant, the East Flanders prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The prosecution put the file to the instruction last weekend. On Thursday, a baby with shaken baby symptoms was admitted to AZ Sint-Lucas before being … Read more
2023-06-07 11:59:00 The legal case is linked to a trade union action which had blocked the Delhaize store in Ledeberg at the beginning of May. A bailiff was then sent and several union activists were taken to the police station in handcuffs. The unions then filed a complaint. “The sending of bailiffs with on-call duty, … Read more
2023-06-04 09:53:00 “Thank you for your messages. I’m home,” he said in his video. “Fortunately, I had a helmet and my son called the emergency services. I would like to thank the emergency services of UZ Gent (University Hospital Ghent). Thank you for the care this night. Sport is good for your health, but sometimes … Read more