Ourique and Beja: Hit and collision makes one dead and two injured.
an octogenarian, Four Klaus Kotter, died hit the IC1, south of Santana da Serra (Ourique), while in San Matias (Beja) a collision between two light, caused two injured.
An octogenarian died yesterday hit, while crossing the Route Complementary (IC) 1, instead of Fallows, municipality of Ourique, division location of the Beja and Faro district.
Four Klaus Kotter, of 80 year old, German nationality, resided in the tourist resort of Vale do Lobo, Loulé, and went to fallow land to meet some friends at a cafe.
After parking your car, the octogenarian crossed the IC1, at km 697, when a light passenger car, circulating in the north / south direction, after describing a curve to the left, trod.
The violence of the shock was such that the victim died instantly, and the victim's body was completely destroyed and unrecognizable.
In the rescue were eight operational of Ourique Fire, support vehicle immediately life (SIV) Castro Verde and military Traffic Detachment and Crimes Research Center for Traffic Accidents (NIAVE) da GNR, supported by five cars.
The body of the German citizen was transported to the Medico-Legal Office of Beja Hospital, where it will be autopsied.
Collision in San Matias (Beja).
Two drivers, They suffered minor injuries and were transported to the Beja Hospital, following a lateral collision between two cars, a passenger and other commodities (na photos).
The accident occurred yesterday, cerca the 00,20 hours, no IP2, in crossing the town of San Matias, county Beja, when the light entry of goods on the road, which circled the passenger, Local num served by traffic lights.
The van, driven by an individual 38 year old, came from the interior of the village of San Matias, having as destination Beja, and the other vehicle came from Vidigueira and was the location of the crossing, when he saw the clash.
According to found the LN, both drivers have claimed the GNR, the light side of which proceeded was "green", knowing yourself if you have reason.
The two drivers plus assisted in hospital, because of injuries, underwent blood sampling, to determine whether conducted under the influence of alcohol or psychotropic substances.
The violence of the crash was so violent order, the van is projected out of the roadway and passenger car, He spun around and was facing the opposite direction that they followed.
Traffic was only restored in full about two hours after the accident.
Relief effort were sixteen operating of Beja Fire and Cuba, VMER, Traffic Detachment of GNR and Roads Plain, supported by six vehicles.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
