Beja: Double overtaking will be at the origin of the young mortal screening 22 year old.
A student 22 year old, born and resident in Serpa, He died yesterday morning, occurred following a screening 3 kilometers after Baleizão, county Beja. According to one of the drivers involved, the accident has occurred after a double overtaking involving three vehicles.
The accident occurred at about 09.50 hours, at km 16,6 State highway 260, in Beja, Serpa link, when John Bethlehem, known as "Aperta", father's nickname, effected an overtaking maneuver with your car, one passenger car Mazda 3, to a van Renault Kangoo commercial, which in turn began to overtake a van Fiat Ducato.
The Mazda and Renault knocked sideways which led to John Belem car, student of the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, He had left the road to the opposite lane, bandaging up the right side against a large cedar, and flipped to a bluff about five meters high, ending the young die on the spot.
The violence of the clash against the tree was such that the victim was designed inside the car into the right corner of the cabin and then to the other end, having crashed violently with his head on two obstacles, injuries that have caused him irreversible injuries.
Despite resuscitation efforts made by the team of VMER and Beja Fire, the young man did not resist and about the 10.25 hours was declared death, taking an hour after the body was removed to the Gabinete Legal-Medical Hospital of Beja, where it will be autopsied. According found the LN autopsy will be performed during the day, after being delivered the body to the family to perform the funeral.
At the crash site, the Lidador News (LN) He heard the drivers of the two vehicles involved in the accident, having citizens that led to Renault, involved in the clash with Mazda said that: "Suddenly I see the car, if aftertaste had beaten and foiled three. It brought a lot of speed. Did not stop. It was all very fast", feeling very embattled with the situation.
The driver of the van, an assembler of false ceilings, It was the first to arrive at the victim, having been impressed with the state it was in had to receive medical care on site. "In the mirror I realized a touch between the two cars into overdrive. Seeing the boy realized that he would not escape. We were all in the wrong place at the wrong time ", finished.
John Bethlehem was the son of an ancient cable GNR, shot dead on the night of 23 December 2013 Serpa. Brother is also professional Guard, integrating Detachment of Intervention Territorial Command Beja.
In the rescue were 7 operating the Beja Fire, supported by two cars, the VMER Hospital and Beja 8 operational and 4 Car Traffic Detachment of GNR.
Who is
João Gomes Bethlehem, 22 year old, natural Serpa, student of the 1st year of Engineering Course Information, Of Technology and Management School (evening), the Polytechnic Institute of Beja.
On 30 December 2013, father's funeral eve, John wrote on facebook: "Tomorrow is a difficult day for me and for the family, but it is also the day that marks a new year. Evil will forget this year. nevertheless, I can not just focus on negativity. There will be days full of hope, with strength to go ahead and get your hands on top of the situation, so as to be controlled ".
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
