– 09/16/14, 14:30
© Arnoud Knegt (Twitter). Ravage on the A58.
On the A58 between Goes and Middelburg is a havoc after multiple collisions in dense fog. There are two people were killed, 11 seriously injured and 15 slightly injured. In total there are around 100 to 150 cars involved in the collisions.
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Ravage on the A58.
“The two deaths come from the province of Zeeland. There were two vans with disabled children involved in the accident, there we have been given extra attention, “said Jan Lonink, mayor of Terneuzen and Chairman of the Safety, during a press conference.
An unknown number of people ran bruises. A heavily wounded is in serious condition at a hospital in Rotterdam. Other injured are admitted to hospitals in West-Brabant and Zeeland, the extra staff available
Many motorists and their passengers are now away:. Whether they could drive away with a police escort, their own or with buses to three reception centers charged.
The three collisions between Goes and Middelburg happened around 8 pm, in dense fog, and made a huge mess. Lonink spoke of a “horrible accident.”
For Zeeland concepts is the accident of an unprecedented scale. Not in one place, but in three places at once, “said the mayor. It is not unusual to ask for witnesses to the accident, “the mayor emphasized psychological help.
Mist
The visibility was only 50 to 100 meters through the fog, which has since been erected. “That the accident arose simultaneously in three places does show that weather conditions have played a major role,” says Lonink. “The blame, however, for future order.
At least 50 ambulances were deployed, like many fire engines and ambulances, even from other parts of the country. Ambulance staff sometimes had to walk to the wounded because the lanes were full. “The visibility was so bad that emergency services had difficulties, but the capacity of aid was sufficient,” says Lonink.
On the A58 going in the direction of Flushing, scheduled around 17:00 pm one lane open again. In the direction of the road Brabant remains closed.
On the highway, there are still dozens of cars, many of which have suffered heavy damage. The police must still investigating the exact cause of the collisions, the cars must leave the highway cleaned and repaired. Traffic services recommend the A58 but completely avoided. Also, tourists are asked not to go to Zeeland.
Care
Motorists are transported by buses to reception centers in Heinkenszand, Arnemuiden and Driewegen. Cars that could drive distracted by the police from the highway. The other cars had to be left with the keys in the ignition.
In the reception center in Arnemuiden sit out the havoc that began Tuesday morning on the A58. Few dozen people Motorists and passengers who have experienced multiple collisions can in this hall right. Mayor Harald Bergmann Middelburg (where Arnemuiden falls below) says that the hall will remain open as long as necessary.
Bergmann argues that many attendees ‘terrible things’ have seen. “They continue to be some of their retinas are,” he says to the ANP.
In sports Cans are people of Victim and the municipalities present. The room is closed to media. In the hall arriving family and friends that someone come pick up. Many attendees have to leave their car on the highway. Abandoned cars are parked at the Zeelandhallen, reports the safety region.
Witness
An eyewitness reported on Omroep Zeeland that his eyes a man who had just got out of his car and drove After a crash was run over by another car. “I suspect that he did not make it.” A motorcyclist seemed really to be to the man said. According to him, cars were much too hard and had a lot of cars their lights are not on, despite the dense fog.
Another witness reported that it was very fast. “Everyone had slammed on the brakes. It was very frightening. ” Jon Boen from Middelburg tells the local newspaper PZC: “I’ve never seen so many collisions in the same file. For me popped a few cars together. If I had brakes, I was on top. In a flash I turned and I shot past them. When I got out, I heard behind me a lot of popping and slipping cars. “
The Red Cross was present with a medical team and handed out water to people who spend hours standing in traffic. Also, residents and businesses shots to help and shared coffee and fresh. Mobile toilets were placed along the road.
The Red Cross called on people on the A58 in order to report to the site ikbenveilig.nl. Family members and friends can so that site to see how they are doing. It is according to a spokesman for the first time that this plea is deployed. The site should make communication easier after a disaster.
Within a half hour had 34 people who were involved in the accident is notified. According to a spokesperson, there were five “matches” of people who were anxious and people were able to know that it went well with them.
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