According to www.7sur7.be, the accident occurred last night on the Ringbrug bridge over the Brussels-Scheldt canal on the N16.
At approximately 10.30pm, an inland shipping barge crashed into the bridge, causing some containers to fall into the canal
The impact also caused a part of the road surface to be torn and lifted up. As a result, a lorry that had been travelling on the bridge at the time ended up crashing into the tarmac that had just lifted up in front of its path.
Door de aanvaring van het schip met de brug kwam het wegdek omhoog. Een vrachtwagen kon niet meer op tijd stoppen en botste tegen de brughttps://t.co/5q69WB4yrX
— AD.nl (@ADnl) May 9, 2023
The containers have since been recovered, and miraculously, the bridge has somehow avoided serious structural damage. As early as this morning at 5.30am, the police confirmed that the bridge had been reopened in both directions.
[Update dinsdag 9/5 – 05u30]
Na het scheepvaartongeval van gisterenavond werd de Koning Boudewijnlaan en de Ringbrug in #Willebroek in beide richtingen opnieuw opengesteld voor het verkeer.
Omrijden is niet langer noodzakelijk. https://t.co/iEZgVSaO0k— Politie Rivierenland (@PZRivierenland) May 9, 2023
As for the driver of the lorry, he was naturally shocked by accident, but was unhurt and taken to hospital for a precautionary check-up.