A collision between two heavy vehicles followed by a fire this Monday left one person and two passengers seriously injured on the A4 motorway towards Vila Real Bragança.
for what morning Post detected, traffic in the area has been stopped. Two of the victims are drivers of two heavy vehicles. The third victim was a firefighter who helped put out the flames.
About 30 operators work at the site, including the Cruz Verde and Cruz Branca firefighters, the GNR and the traffic crew.
The wounded were taken to the Vila Real department of the Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (CHTMAD).
The fire in vehicles is under control, work is underway to eliminate the consequences and clear the paths.
One of the machines contained fabrics and textile waste, while the other contained ceramic products.
According to the Douro Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Defense Authority, the accident occurred at 6:43 am on the 104th kilometer of the A4 motorway in the direction of Vila Real – Bragança, in the union of the parishes of São Tomé do Castelo and Justes.
Vila Real GNR reported that due to the collision, the A4 motorway was cut in the direction of Vila Real – Bragança and traffic was changed at the Lamares junction with the Estrada Nacional 15 (EN15) alternative.
Author: Rita Lino This Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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