This Sunday, around 5:50 pm, firefighters from the Hainaut-Est zone were called for a head-on collision at Salles, in the Chimay entity. A dramatic accident, since it cost the life of a lady and a child is in critical condition.
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Two vehicles, including one carrying at least one child, collided this Sunday, around 5:50 pm, rue Sainte-Monegonde, in Salles, in the entity of Chimay.
One of the drivers, a lady, unfortunately died in the accident.
The child in one of the cars was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The SMUR and two ambulances were also on site, as well as the police from the Botte du Hainaut.
The driver of the second vehicle was also injured.
The road is closed to traffic
The road had been made slippery by a downpour that occurred shortly before the collision.
As of this writing, firefighters and police are still on site.
The expert dispatched by the Charleroi public prosecutor’s office arrived around 8:20 p.m. and the funeral directors Gilson took charge of the victim’s body
The road has been blocked for more than two hours for at least 2 km.