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Vehicle rams into motorcade carrying British, Belgian PMs, injures 2 police officers - reports Motorcade carrying British, Belgian PMs involved in collision, two police officers injured
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A car crashed into a motorcade carrying the British and Belgian prime ministers, Theresa May and Charles Michel, as the two were travelling to a WWI commemorative event in Belgium. Two police officers were injured in the incident. A motorcade carrying the British and Belgian Prime Ministers, Theresa May and Charles Michel, has been involved in a traffic collision which left two police officers, who accompanied it on bikes, injured.
There has been no official statement from the authorities or police, but according to media reports a car moving along the same road in front of the convoy did not follow police instructions and apparently failed to move aside.
The road accident occurred as May and Michel were going to the St. Symphorien War Cemetery located near the southwestern Belgian city of Mons, not far from the French border. The convoy carrying the two prime ministers was moving along the E19/E42 highway when a car rammed into it, hitting two police officers riding motorcycles, according to Sudinfo. Instead, the driver is alleged to have suddenly slammed on the brakes. As a result, two police officers riding motorcycles rammed into the vehicle and found themselves thrown to the ground. It was initially reported that a vehicle had rammed the convoy.
The two officers were injured and taken to the hospital, according to local media. Michel was reportedly forced to stop the motorcade for some time, but the party then continued to their destination.The details of the incident as well as the identity of the driver, who rammed his car in the convoy, have not been revealed.The reasons behind the incident are also still unknown. There have been no official statements from the authorities or law enforcement agencies so far.After the motorcade resumed its journey, May and Michel visited the St. Symphorien cemetery, where they took part in a wreath-laying ceremony as part of the commemorative events marking the centenary of the end of WWI. The two prime ministers laid wreaths made of white roses and poppies on the graves of the first and last British soldiers killed in the war. Michel was reportedly forced to stop the motorcade for some time. Some media reports suggested he left his vehicle and kneeled on the highway to hear from the two police officers, who sustained light injuries. The officers were taken to hospital and the motorcade was able to resume its journey.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The incident occurred as May and Michel were returning from the Saint Symphorien War Cemetery located near the south-western Belgian city of Mons, not far from the French border. The motorcade carrying the two prime ministers was moving to NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe located in Casteau, north-east of Mons.
Earlier, May and Michel visited the St. Symphorien cemetery, where they took part in a wreath-laying ceremony as part of the commemorative events marking the centenary of the end of WWI. The two prime ministers laid wreaths made of white roses and poppies on the graves of the first and last British soldiers killed in the war.
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