A skid followed by a rollover of a van injured nine people on the A1 motorway in Fatima towards Lisbon-Porto at kilometer 106. The alarm was issued at 19:09 this Wednesday.
for what cm It was possible to find out that two of the victims are in serious condition, and one had to be taken by helicopter to the hospital. Seven lightly wounded have already been taken from the scene to hospitals.
At 20:30, the Middle Tagus Sub-Regional Command reported that traffic was stopped for about 15 minutes due to the landing of an INEM helicopter, and that traffic is now very conditional, with queues of more than three kilometers.
Brisa, the highway concessionaire, said in a statement that traffic is being diverted to the Torres Novas exit.
Firefighters from Torres Novas, Alcanena, Fatima, Batalha and Entroncamento were sent to the scene, as well as an ambulance from INEM, an ambulance and resuscitation vehicle (VMER) from the Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo (CHMT) and an SIV ambulance ( Immediate Life Support) from Torres Novas.
GNR is also on site to take care of the incident.
Author: morning Post This Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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