“Passengers Saw Him Using His Mobile Phone Shortly Before”: De Lijn Bus Driver (55) Risks Driving Ban After Serious Accident with Eleven Injured

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A 55-year-old bus driver had to appear before the police court last month following a serious accident in the summer of 2024 in Kieldrecht (Beveren), East Flanders. In the incident, he collided head-on with a colleague's bus. A total of eleven people were injured. According to the prosecutor, several passengers had seen him using his mobile phone just before the accident. Today, he risks not only a driving ban and a hefty fine, but his mobile ph…