VIDEO/UPDATEA truck crashed into a crash absorber on the A1 near Bathmen last night. It was there because of road works. The collision caused considerable havoc, but the people involved were miraculously barely injured. The road may need to be resurfaced due to leaking diesel. The right lane is still closed.
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Ewoud ten Kleij
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08:31
The accident happened around two o’clock on the A1 in the direction of Hengelo. The trucker ignored several red crosses above the highway and then collided with the car with the familiar flashing luminous arrow.
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There was a driver in the arrow truck who was not injured. The driver of the truck and his female passenger were able to crawl out of the badly damaged cabin and were later taken to hospital by ambulance.
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After the impact, the truck and the crash absorber shot tens of meters. Debris from the cars was scattered on the road and the collision ruptured the fuel tank of the truck. As a result, hundreds of liters of diesel ran out of the car, over the asphalt into the verge. The truck then began to smoke heavily, prompting the fire brigade to be called.
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Damage caused by diesel
There was no evidence of fire. However, part of the road may need to be re-surfaced, because the flow of diesel affects the road surface. The berm will also be excavated today due to the pollution of the soil. Some of the gushing fuel was still collected by the fire brigade in plastic crates.
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