An accident on Sunday killed four young people in just a few hours.

At 07:00 in Mealhada, on IC2, two friends, Ruben Veiga and another nicknamed “Roy”, both aged 23, traveling in the same car, were killed when, after turning, they drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a van. transportation of animals. Everything indicates that the fatal victims were heading home to the municipality of Agueda after visiting Queima das Fitas in Coimbra.

“One had a bracelet to access the enclosure,” he said CM João Santos, who lives in the area. “Both were unconscious and INEM declared them dead at the scene,” Nuno Juan, chief of the Mealhada fire station, told CM. The driver of the second car, 61 years old, was hospitalized. IC2 remained in the state until the end of the morning.

In Arganil, a car accident in Foz d’Aigua killed one person and seriously injured one. The accident occurred on the road connecting Legiosa to Piodan.

The vehicle fell into a ravine more than 300 meters high, which is why it was not visible from the road. It was the car’s GPS that made it possible to determine its location at the foot of a shale cliff with a very steep slope. The rescue was carried out using mountain and wide-angle rescue material.

“The young passenger, 21, was conscious and stuck in her seat. The driver, 20, was thrown and ended up in a creek. Both were removed by an Air Force helicopter,” said Antonio Alves, Loriga fire chief. Jorge Ribeiro, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman accompanying him traveled by INEM helicopter to a hospital in Coimbra.

At 14:00, a collision between a motorcycle and a truck killed a 25-year-old driver of a two-wheeler on the EN201 in Rubiães, Paredes de Cura. GNR is investigating.

TWO AIRLINERS WILL BE RESCUE FROM A HELICOPTER

Two victims of a car that crashed into a cliff in Arganil were rescued by a Portuguese Air Force helicopter. The seriously injured person was taken to hospital by INEM helicopter. Three fire brigades from Loriga, Coch and Oliveira do Hospital came to the rescue.

Car GPS determined location
The couple’s location was discovered using the car’s GPS. The call for help came at 5:30 a.m., but the accident could have happened at two in the morning.

PSYCHOLOGISTS PROVIDE SUPPORT

Relatives of the victims are accompanied by teams of INEM psychologists. In the case of Arganil, the municipality also provided support. Jorge Ribeiro was from Cox and the nephew of the president of the parish council.