Beja: Passenger car driver “born” again yesterday, after accident with self-propelled.
José Teixeira, 27 year old, natural do Marco de Canaveses, again "born" yesterday morning, after the light goods vehicle driving, It was destroyed by a self-propelled, while on a level crossing without guard, in Beja.
The accident occurred at 10,00 hours, near the Mount of intercourse, at km 149,560 the Alentejo Line, about what 3 kilometers from the Beja Train Station. The individual, company official Elias Monteiro, Lda, which provides services in the works of Alqueva, drove to the yard, He did not realize the presence of the locomotive, who slaughtered the car, dragging the front thereof, for more than 200 meters.
The individual was dragged into the Ford Fiesta 2 places a few meters, suffering minor injuries, leaving the car by his own means, having been led to Beja Hospital, by mere precaution.
The composition out of Beja to Lisbon and within just traveled the driver and the conductor (pica), that they did not suffer injuries. The engineer was subject to blood alcohol test within the composition of the military detachment of Beja GNR.
To “Lidador News”, José Teixeira, said that "when I realized the self-propelled, I tried to put the reverse gear, but with the nervousness and fear, not achieved. Then it was the clash and round and round in the car ", concluded.
The composition was unable to move by its own means and almost two hours after the accident was towed by another railcar with passengers who came from White House, bound for Beja.
At the crash site were the VMER the Beja Hospital, two ambulance and a car extrication of local Fire, with 8 operational and GNR.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
