Talk:Albert premetro station

Man drives SUV into tram tunnel

Edit: the man must have entered at Jupiter station, which is more consistent with the curvature of the tracks on the camera footage. The tram following him must be tram 51 (the number appearing to be a 4 must be a trick of the light, and the tram 4 shown on the pictures taken at Zuid/Midi must be a different one). At Albert station, the tracks of 51 and 4 join, as you can see in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byaJ6qAbnIk&feature=youtu.be&t=125 (which you can also watch if you want to see things from the drivers perspective).

A man accidentally drives his SUV into the tram (technically premetro) tunnel entrance at Jupiter station. According to the man, his satnav told him to keep to the left. On his left he says he saw a tunnel entrance [but you cannot see the tunnel from where he must have joined the tracks], but due to darkness and rain he didn't notice it was a tram tunnel until it was too late. He says he considered going back, but opted to hope for a tunnel exit that would take him topside.

Immediately afterwards, a tram followed him into the tunnel, so going back would have involved driving in reverse on the left track.

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160223_02146237 (archive: http://archive.is/LevaF)

This is the entry to the tunnel.

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8193757,4.3366938,3a,75y,87.62h,74.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9bxtkxxNtf03B2-AmeIONg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Here's security camera footage of the event, starting with the view from inside the tunnel entrance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CsjCG9d8QA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.139.82.82 (talk) 12:17, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Here's some footage of the car being pulled away: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/videozone/nieuws/buitenland/1.2580491

It is reported that the man was drunk at the time: http://archive.is/ZWPcL#32% (source: [1]) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.139.82.82 (talk) 12:49, 24 February 2016 (UTC)