Collision causes traffic cut in the direction of the A2 between Castro Verde and Almodôvar.
Traffic on the Southern Highway (A2) it is cut in the North-South direction between the nodes of Castro Verde and Gomes Aires, municipality of Almodovar (Beja), due to a road collision with two injured, revealed today the GNR.
Speaking to Lusa agency, source from the GNR Territorial Command in Beja explained that the collision, involving a passenger car and a heavy goods vehicle, It happened “around 10:00”, at km 196.
road circulation “was cut entirely between the nodes of Castro Verde and Gomes Aires”, north-south direction, the same in which the accident occurred, to “allow relief operations” to the victims.
Contacted by Lusa, the District Command Relief Operations (CDOS) de Beja revealed that the accident caused “two serious injuries”, a helicopter from the National Institute of Medical Emergency is on the spot. (INEM).
“The wounded are still at the scene and we still don't know if they will both be transported by helicopter, not even to which hospital unit”, the source added.
The warning for the collision between the car and “a natural gas transport truck, but empty”, It was given to the fire 09:55, segundo o CDOS.
For the site were mobilized 18 operational, supported by six vehicles, just like the helicopter, including means of fire, GNR, INEM and the highway concessionaire, Brisa.
