Kruibeke On the E17 in Kruibeke is a Friday morning a car completely destroyed by the flames. The driver was unharmed. On help he had not, however, count. Not a single driver stopped.
The driver of a Renault Espace, a young man from Tielrode, drove a little after 7 am and just past the car park in Kruibeke in the direction of Antwerp when a warning light began to burn. Almost immediately afterwards he noticed that the engine gave up the ghost. He could see the car but still be safe on the side.
“I stepped out and I saw all that grey smoke from beneath the bonnet”, the testimony of the driver, who was on his way to work. “When I was under the car looked, I saw that there is a fluid leak, I think oil. A few seconds later shot the car on fire and then very quickly went. Put yourself out there was not more. I could only a few personal belongings, including my mobile phone out of the car grabber with which I, the emergency services could call. After a few minutes stood in the car is already completely on fire. I could only helplessly watch.” The driver was of no help. “There is no other driver stopped. She sat behind the steering wheel to film or take photos while they prepared for the langsreden.”
the file was also the fire department will be hampered in the house. Once was on the spot, the fire quickly under control, but the car was completely destroyed. During the bluswerkzaamheden were two of the three lanes for a time ended. There was a long file. After an hour had the car hoisted and the roadway will be reclaimed.