Lommel The 28-year-old man that Saturday afternoon was killed in a tragic traffic accident on the Luikersteenweg in Lommel-Kolonie, will get a military funeral. Victim Nick Molemans followed the training Officer at the Royal Military School of Brussels. His large circle of friends in Lommel, belgium, and his many fellow students in Brussels to respond, meanwhile, reports on the sad news.
Nick Molemans had in January again successful examinations. And, again, he was busy studying for a demanding training. Sunday he pulled out after five months back on his motorcycle out of the garage. He decided to turn the beautiful spring weather to take advantage and get a breath of fresh air. “He is here left while he’s a happy song sang,” witnesses his parents. “As we know him, an optimist that everywhere the good and the positive saw.”
a Few minutes later ran it on the Luikersteenweg in Colony, however, thoroughly wrong. According to witnesses, had the young Lommelaar to avoid a car that way opdraaide near the ice skating rink. Victim Nick swerved, and ended up with his bike against a tree. The emergency services rushed to the spot. But for the motard could not help more income. He succumbed on the spot from his injuries. The local police closed immediately the Luikersteenweg for traffic.
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students, and friends got the news this weekend, but difficult to grasp. “Nick was a first for the programme as a pilot gone,” grieve his parents. “It was a real childhood dream, but one that is very difficult to achieve. The selections are particularly strict, and only a few people can do the training all the way to finish. Nick was in the end not to. Yet, he was already working on a new dream to pursue. He was a non-commissioned officer, and his ambitions grew. He wanted it to also be an officer kicking in the Belgian army. On his 27th he was before the studies began. By the week, he was in Brussels, and in the weekend he came again to the house. That were our precious family moments. Because he was older, he seemed a kind of father figure in the Brussels student group. Everyone knew him, and everyone could contact him. He was a true Belgian. Proud of what he did as a soldier, and laughing with friends he had all over the country. Are vriendenkliek was in Lommel, belgium, but also in Mouscron where his girlfriend came from. He spoke fluent French, and so he made contact with the French-speaking fellow students. Life smiled at him. I am a cat who is always on his feet to go , he told us recently. But now he is still greatly missed. Unreal just.”
For the Royal Military School, there is no doubt. The young student will get an honorable military funeral. That will Saturday continue in his place of birth Lommel, belgium. The public prosecutor Limburg sent Saturday night is still a verkeersdeskundige to Lommel, to the precise circumstances of the accident to investigate. His findings are still being examined.