Mysterious death on the E40 Dunkirk – Ghent – Brussels motorway in Veurne (VIDEO)
A fatal accident occurred on the E40 motorway in Veurne (West Flanders) this morning. A person was hit several times by oncoming vehicles, but the exact circumstances are still unclear. Due to the accident, the motorw
The accident happened early this morning. What exactly happened is still unclear. “A car with French occupants called the police around 5am to say they had run over a body,” explains Tom Janssens of the public prosecutor’s office.
“When the emergency services arrived, they saw that body parts were scattered over several hundred metres of the motorway. They collected the body parts, and it was said to be a human with a darker skin colour. We suspect that this person is a migrant. Police had been in contact with migrants in the area the night before.”
Body unrecognisable
It wasn’t possible to recover all body parts at this time, making identification impossible for now. A further search with a sniffer dog is planned and DNA samples will be taken.”
It is thought at least 2 cars hit the body, which had probably been hit several times earlier. “The body parts were so scattered that the body was probably hit several times including by heavy lorries” Tom Janssens said.
ay had to be closed for traffic heading towards the Jabbeke junction. Initial police observations suggest the person killed was probably a migrant, eager to make his or her way to the UK.
