2023-08-18 18:49:07
A large relief deployment was formed this Friday evening around 7:30 p.m., on the road from Châtelet to Couillet. The firefighters of the Hainaut-Est rescue zone were called but they were not the only ones to intervene: the Charleroi police zone and the emergency services also intervened since a terrible accident occurred.
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A driver injured four people, one seriously. According to the first information gathered on the spot, it was a Polo that wanted to overtake another vehicle at high speed. The driver of the Polo would then, for an undetermined reason, have lost control of his vehicle, would have hit a pole which would have made him deviate towards the bus shelter. This is where the car hit several people who were there.
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5 ambulances were on site, as well as 2 SMURs. The victims were quickly transported to various hospitals in the region: Marie Curie in Lodelinsart, St-Joseph in Gilly and Notre-Dame de Charleroi.
The road was closed to traffic for a long time since an expert from the prosecution had to go down to the scene to make the first findings. It is now the police investigation that will have to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.
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In the end, the spectacular accident caused four injuries, including one seriously.
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After the fact, the motorist who allegedly caused the accident was brought back to the police station for further investigation. It is not known if he was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics or if he was taken ill… At the time of writing these lines, that remains to be determined.
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