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 were also taken from the scene to hospitals.
The Middle Tagus Sub-Regional Command reported at 20:30 that traffic had been stopped for about 15 minutes to allow an INEM helicopter to land, and that traffic was very limited, with queues of over 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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