Cyclist died after being hit by a train in Zele: “Already the third accident in five days at the East Flemish level crossing”

“It is such a shame that such accidents continue to happen,” says Frédéric Petit of Infrabel. “We regularly warn everyone that it can be life-threatening to cross a level crossing when the bell is already ringing, the red light is on and the barriers are down.”

This is now the third accident at a level crossing in East Flanders in five days. Last Tuesday a woman died at a level crossing in Lokeren. And the same day a car was hit by a train on a level crossing in Nieuwkerken-Waas. The driver was injured.”

“We really don’t understand why so many people still don’t respect the rules. The accidents should make them realize that it is life-threatening,” Petit concludes.