Co-driver thrown from car and died in heavy collision, driver arrested

The driver of that car was later arrested because a test showed that he had drunk too much alcohol. The destruction at the intersection was great. Debris and a traffic sign lay on the road. The cars were badly damaged.

The men’s car turned into the intersection around 2:30 a.m. and hit the vehicle of an 18-year-old woman from Bavel. She saw the car approaching her car at high speed, she later told the police. The two cars collided hard at the intersection. Miraculously, the woman was not injured. nonetheless, the other vehicle came to a stop only a hundred meters away.

On the way, a lamppost and traffic sign were hit. The co-driver of the car was thrown from the car by the impact and landed on the road. Because he suffered serious injuries from the accident, a trauma doctor came to the intersection with a helicopter. The victim was resuscitated, but eventually died at the scene.

The entire road was closed off by police for investigation. According to a police spokesman, the woman who was in the other car reported that the men’s car drove through a red traffic light. The police are investigating that. A blood test should later show how much alcohol the driver had consumed.