A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital after she was hit by a bus outside the railway station in the Flemish Brabant city of Leuven. The woman, an Indian student, was seriously injured and was taken in a critical condition to hospital, where he has since died. An accident investigation is currently under way.
The accident happened just before 5pm on Monday. Sarah Callewaert of the Leuven Judicial authorities told VRT News that “The woman was walking on the footpath next the platforms at the bus station when she was hit by a De Lijn bus”.
"She was seriously injured and was resuscitated at the scene”. The woman was taken to hospital, but later died of her injuries.
An initial investigation by a police traffic expert has found that the bus that was involved in the accident was coming from the Bondgenotenlaan towards the bus station platforms. The bus driver will be questioned in order to ascertain whether or not he had noticed the woman and if he had made any attempt to avoid hitting her. Further investigation such should shed light on the exact circumstance surrounding the accident.