A 51-year-old woman has died after the car she was travelling in with her family plunged into the River Dender in the East Flemish city of Aalst. The woman’s partner, a 58-year-old man, and her stepson have been taken to hospital.
Stepmother dead, father and son hospitalised after the family car plunges into the River Dender in Aalst
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The East Flemish prosecutor’s office reports that for reasons that are as yet unknow a car veered off the road and into the River Dender at the Houtkaai in Aalst at around 10am. 3 members of the same family were inside the vehicle.
The 58-year-old father was able to free himself from the car in time to avoid serious injury or death. However, despite a speedy response the emergency services were unable to save the life of his 51-year-old partner. The man’s 20-year-old son was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The prosecutor’s office has appointed a traffic accident investigation expert to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.