Ourique: Collision between truck causes the death of drivers and closes IC1.
A head-on collision between two trucks in IC1, at the intersection of Monte Negro (Panóias / Ourique), It caused the death of the two drivers, one of 40 and other 52 year old, both residing in Loulé. IC 1 closed to traffic.
The two truck drivers, both residing in Loulé, died early on Thursday, following a frontal collision between two vehicles, occurred in the IC, at km 646,6, next to Monte Negro crossing, parish Panóias, municipality of Ourique.
The accident occurred at 02,12 hours, having the two vehicles collided head-on the axis. Given the shock of violence, the conductors were imprisoned, having had immediate death, bodies being unrecognizable.
José Lourenço, of 52 year old, followed in the north / south direction, a truck loaded with meat and would have as the target Tavira (bottom photo), while the vehicle driven by Annibale Franganito, of 40 year old, followed in the opposite direction, with the empty car and was headed to Lisbon (top photo).
Given the amalgam of tin and iron, since the vehicles were fitted together, transit through IC1 has been closed, from the moment the accident, the traffic being, running north / south to be diverted in Sado Alvalade, for Aljustrel and then to the Monte Negro crossing, It is in the opposite direction to be done in the same way.
At the crash site were 12 operating the fire Ourique, Castro Verde and Aljustrel, VMER of Beja Hospital, support vehicle immediately life (SIV) e GNR, supported by seven cars.
The bodies of Joseph Lawrence and Aníbal Franganito, They were transported to the Medical-Legal Office Beja, which will be autopsied.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
