Kruisem On the E17 at Kruishoutem Tuesday, a truck burns out. The driver from Izegem was the truck was on the side and had to scramble to get out of the cab to jump. “In a few seconds, it was ablaze testifies, ” Jan Huyghebaert.
The van drove in the direction of Ghent and was just on the bridge of the Deinsesteenweg in Kruishoutem, when things went wrong. “On my dashboard went a waarschuwingslichtje burn that an engine failure indicated. In the mirror I noticed smoke coming from the air filter. I let the truck then uitbollen in the direction of the lanes. Suddenly flew the engine on fire. I could see the truck was on the side and just in time to my cabin and jump. In a few seconds stood completely in fire. Extinguishing was not in”, testifies trucker Jan Huyghebaert from Izegem.
The truck is owned by the composteerbedrijf Sterckx from Izegem. “Normally I transport horse manure, but now the cargo area is empty,” says the driver.
The fire brigades of Kruishoutem and Oudenaarde have one lane closed. As a result, from Waregem a long file.
