Portuguese trucker dies in accident with four trucks in Zamora

Um Portuguese trucker, resident in Águas Santas, in Maia, died on Tuesday in Spain, following an apprehensive accident on the A6 motorway in Zamora, which involved several trucks.

According to the Spanish press, the accident took place near the municipality of Castrogonzalo, involved four trucks and also caused three injured.

O News Newspaper says the victim is Alexandre Morais, 51. The man will have been trapped in the vehicle cabin following the collision, eventually not resisting.

At the scene of the accident, which occurred at 7 p.m. yesterday, were the Benavente Firefighters, Civil Guard traffic agents and health professionals of Sacyl (Sanidad de Castilla y León).

Medical teams confirmed the death of one man and the attendance of three other wounded. One of them was transferred by ambulance to the Zamora Hospital Complex, and the other two were assisted on site, with no need for transfer to the hospital.

The highway was cut for several hours.

An investigation has been opened to determine the specific circumstances in which the four heavy vehicles crash.