A 25-year-old man on an electric scooter was hit by a car at a bicycle crossing in Kallo, outside Beveren (East Flanders), last night. The man was thrown from his vehicle and died at the scene.
The collision happened around 10 p.m. A man on an electric scooter wanted to cross the road at the bicycle crossing but was hit by a car. The victim was thrown 50 meters as a result of the impact that was sizeable.
Medical services and fire officers from of a nearby company were quick to respond, but to no avail. The man died at the scene.
The car's driver is aged 38 and tested negative for alcohol.
A traffic expert will now investigate the exact circumstances of the accident. The road where the accident happened had to be closed to traffic for a time.