National Road 2 (EN2) has been cut to traffic since this morning in the section near Aljustrel, Beja district, due to a collision between an ambulance and an automobile, has revealed a source of Civil Protection.
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20/10/2026
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Lusa
A National Road 2 (EN2) is cut to traffic since this morning in the section near Aljustrel, Beja district, due to a collision between an ambulance and an automobile, revealed source of Civil Protection.
The source of the Sub-regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of the Lower Alentejo indicated to the agency Lusa that the accident, for which it was alerted at 10:58, occurred at the kilometer 626.3 of the EN2 near the village of Cargoiro.
It was a collision between an ambulance from the Aljustrel Corporation and an automobile, explained the same source, adding that the accident caused two injured, one of them the driver of the passenger car, with injuries considered serious.
On the other hand, the slight injured person is a firefighter who was following in the ambulance, who was not carrying patients.
The rescue operations mobilize the Firefighters of Aljustrel, National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) and GNR, with a total of 18 operatives, supported by eight vehicles, including an ambulance of Immediate Life Support (SIV), and a helicopter.