Heroic roadside assistance saves two lives on the A7

Posted on 09-07-2015 at 9:44 by CasperH – 49 Comments”

How changing a tire can lead to the saving of two lives? It happened roadside assistance Jeroen Haeck from Amsterdam last night.

Haeck was busy changing a flat tyre on the hard shoulder of the A7 motorway, when suddenly he heard how the placement of pylons knocked over were driven. He called out to the owner of the stranded car to the side had to go and heard then a huge blow.

An Audi A1 with full speed on his wegenwachtbus popped and as a result of the slap in the ditch. Thanks to the alertness of Jeroen could both he and the owner of the stranded car in time to get away. The driver of the car in the ditch was less fortunate, his car was lying on its side.

Roadside assistance Jeroen Haeck held in anticipation of the emergency services, the head of the driver above water. The fire department knew the victim eventually released, after which he was rushed to the hospital.

The police suspect that there are drinks in the game has been and is investigating the exact cause of the accident. The A7 between Avenhorn and Purmerend is a few hours, been closed to research and the storage to be able to finish. Both the ANWB-bus as the car in the ditch was written off, reports the Noord Hollands Dagblad.