Beja: fatal crossing the EM511 for man 57 year old.
Francisco Balsinha, 57 year old, resident in Gorda, yesterday lost his life when crossing the Municipal Road 511, known as "Road Salvada", near the roundabout Gorda / Salvada.
The death occurred following a hit by a passenger car when the victim passed from one to the other side of the road.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN) no local, trampling occurred at about 09,00 hours, when Francisco Balsinha crossed the road and have not noticed the light vehicle that preceded Beja and was headed to the town of Salvada (North South).
The victim and the mother were in hortejo a few meters from the crash site, picking up peas, and trampling occurred when the man was driving the car that was parked on the roadside, outside lane, the north / south direction, and the conductor have failed to avoid hitting.
The man was transported in a state "very serious" for the Beja Hospital, where he died, cerca the 10,30 hours. The conductive, was a nurse coming in to the Home of Salvada and have provided first aid to the victim.
A witness who was working on site who requested anonymity, He told LN that "the car to realize the man stepped back and was eventually caught by the vehicle. The warning was given by a driver who was behind Lady ", He told the witness.
After stabilizing the victim at the scene, this was driven to the Beja Hospital, having the ambulance stopped three times to keep alive Francisco Balsinha, which did not withstand the severity of injuries.
The victim leaves orphaned two children over age, of which, the oldest, It is voluntary of Beja Fire and conduct of the INEM ambulance, not being in service at the time of his father's accident.
They were mobilized to the site, according to information from CDOS, seven operational and three vehicles of the Fire Beja Volunteers, medical vehicle emergency and resuscitation (VMER), do Hospital de Beja e a GNR.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
