“The news was received with great pain. They were so young and they had a future ahead of them.” These are the words of Safira Matos, an employee of the Lamas de Mouro campsite in Melgaço, where Cláudio Silva, Gabriel Garella, Sara Servio and Rita Afonso (whose funeral will take place this Tuesday in Russas) are staying, four young people, all 19 years old, who died in a car accident on Sunday, were spending the weekend. There were two other young women in the car, who were in serious condition and remain in the Viana do Castelo hospital. “It was a large group that had been camping here for three or four years. They had their meeting here,” Safira explains. The group included 24 young people who arrived at the park on Saturday and planned to stay until Monday. Safira Matos reports CM who learned of the tragedy at 3 a.m. “I didn’t hear anything, but I got a call saying that there had been an accident with a group camping here. I could never rest again,” he says. He leaves a message for the victims’ families: “I don’t have much to say, just strength and courage.” This Monday, the municipality of Melgaço observed a day of mourning. The Bishop of the Diocese of Viana do Castelo, D. João Lavrador, expressed his regret for the tragedy and wished recovery to the survivors, Ines and Paula.