Traffic is disrupted on Monday morning following an accident on the Brussels inner ring at Wemmel, while a major traffic disruption on the E313 towards Antwerp also halted traffic.
Only one lane is open in Wemmel and motorists were already facing up to an hour of delays from Grand-Bigard at 06:00, the Flemish traffic centre said.
The accident involved a large lorry and there is one fatality, De Morgen reported. As it will take some time to get the lorry back on track, the Flemish traffic centre advises motorists to avoid the area.
Traffic also came to a standstill at the end of the #E40 from Ghent.
Hou rekening met een zware ochtendspits in Brussel. Door een ernstig incident op de binnenring #R0 is in Wemmel slechts één rijstrook open. Nog maar net 6u en er staat al forse file. Ook op het einde van de #E40 uit Gent valt het verkeer stil. Vermijd die omgeving! pic.twitter.com/XnMteznKXZ
— Peter Bruyninckx (@PeterBruyninckx) April 11, 2022
Translation tweet, by Peter Bruyninckx, spokesperson of the Traffic Centre: Take a heavy morning rush in Brussels into account. Due to a serious incident on the inner ring #R0, only one lane is open in Wemmel. Just 06:00 and there is already a big traffic jam. Traffic also comes to a standstill at the end of the #E40 from Ghent. Avoid that area!
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Antwerp
Following an accident last night, the E313 towards Antwerp is also seeing heavy traffic nuisance. Two lanes of traffic are blocked, leading to more than 5 kilometres of traffic jams in the direction of Antwerp this morning around 06:00.
The Traffic Centre urges people to avoid the area to prevent further disruptions.
