Beja: Romanian workers underfoot in EN121, near the town of Beringel.
Two women were run over on National Road 121, entries Beringel. One victim was transported to the Hospital of St. Joseph, in Lisbon, in state “very serious”.
A Romanian citizen, of 32 year old, He was transported to the Hospital of St. Joseph, in Lisbon, in clinical status considered as "very serious", after assisted in Beja Hospital, following a road running over what happened the evening of Friday, the National Road (IN) 121, input da villa Beringel, in Beja county.
Another woman of the same nationality, of 35 year old, It is in constant observation in the emergency department of the hospital Bejense, not in danger of life.
The accident happened when four seasonal workers, two men and two women, Romanian origin walking on the roadside on the way to Beringel, which is resident, towards south / north, They were hit by a light goods vehicle, with the zone lights and bumpers, circulating in the same direction.
After the clash in passengers, the vehicle of goods, led by a woman, selling of food company, which was rammed on the rear, by a passenger car that circulated within walking distance and have been surprised by the sudden stop that car that preceded.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN), the four pedestrians who were walking on the roadside, They not suffered from reflective jackets and the driving of the vehicle will only be aware of their presence moments before the crash, face the crossing of other vehicles circulating in the opposite direction.
The four Romanian workers are part of a large seasonal community living in Beringel village and working in farms located at some distance from town, but every day they have to make the journey on foot in order to have labor occupation.
after AND 121, that link Spain / Beja / Lisbon, and was closed to traffic for an hour, attended 10 operating the Fire, VMs e GNR de Beja, supported by five cars.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)