A collision involving a tanker carrying 30 tons of cement, a car and a moped on the IC2 highway in Leiria yesterday resulted in the deaths of dentist Tito Morgado, 40, who was driving a Porsche, and José Jorge, 69, a former employee of the Leiria City Council.
August was a tragic month on the roads, with at least 19 deaths in just nine days. Additionally, 137 people were killed on the roads in the first four months of the year, an average of more than one death per day, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
At 5.30am, the alert was issued for an accident on the IC2 highway, 127km north of Leiria. The truck was travelling in a south-north direction when it collided with a Porsche, which was travelling in the opposite direction and had previously been involved in another collision with a moped travelling in the same direction and was thrown more than 200 metres. . According to CMThe truck driver noticed the first collision and stopped the vehicle, failing to prevent the tragedy.
AN EMIGRANT CANNOT RESIST
Fernando Pereira, 59, died on his way to the Sao Joao hospital on Thursday evening after sustaining serious injuries in a collision between the motorcycle he was riding and a car in Bucos, Cabeceiras de Basto. The victim, an expat in France, was on holiday in his home country.
FIREMAN AMONG FIVE VICTIMS
Five people were injured, one seriously, yesterday when a truck collided with an ambulance carrying patients. One of the victims was a firefighter in Entroncamento. The accident happened at 1:22 p.m. on the A 1 highway at km 64 south-north, near Santarém.