Aljustrel: Reopened traffic on EN383 after losing four wounded

A road traffic was restored in the section of the National Road (EN) 383 near Montes Velhos, municipality of Aljustrel, due to an accident with four wounded, revealed the Republican National Guard.

According to source of the Beja Territorial Command of GNR, the section of EN383 was reopened at 8:15 p.m., after completion of the rescue and cleaning work of the track, following the accident that led to the closure in both directions.

Source of the Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of the Lower Alentejo explained to the agency Lusa that it was screened for a light passenger vehicle, whose alert was given at 16:37, caused three serious injuries and a slight one.

The victims, according to another source of the regional structure of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority, were transported to the Beja Hospital, one through a helicopter from the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) mobilized to the site, and the rest by road.

The wounded, according to the source of GNR, were two women, 76 and 50 years old, and two men, 72 and 55 years old.

The accident took place at km 54 of EN383, in that municipality of Beja district, having forced the traffic cut on this section, in both directions.

On site, according to the source of Civil Protection, there were a total of 30 operationals, supported by 10 vehicles and a helicopter from INEM, the firefighter corporations of Ferreira do Alentejo and Aljustrel, the GNR and the emergency and reanimation medical vehicle (VMER) of Beja.