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Driver slightly injured after car falls ten meters in Ghent-Sint-Pieters
A car fell ten meters down in the NMBS parking lot of Ghent-Sint-Pieters on Wednesday afternoon. The driver sustained only minor injuries while recovery services worked to retrieve the vehicle.
An accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the underground parking lot of the Diamant building at Ghent-Sint-Pieters. A car drove into an air duct that is part of the parking's ventilation system and then fell ten meters down. The exact time of the incident was around 3:00 PM.
Miraculously, the driver was able to crawl out of the car after the fall. Despite the severe impact, he only suffered minor injuries. This was confirmed by several sources, including emergency responders present at the scene.
Around the time of the fall, recovery services began retrieving the heavily damaged car. The towing operation is proving difficult due to the circumstances and the position of the vehicle.
An emergency responder stated that such situations are rare and remarked, 'When you think you’ve seen it all, here’s something new.'
Emergency services were on the scene quickly to assist with the situation. Currently, no further details are available regarding the driver or the vehicle's origins.
It is still unclear how the accident exactly occurred. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fall.