The car’s co-pilot died in an accident with a truck on AP-7 at Vandellòs and l’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Baix Camp)

With this victim, there are 146 people who died in traffic accidents this year on the intercity road network in Catalonia (preliminary data)

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Notice time: 12:00 noon

Route: AP-7 at km 283.7, at Vandellòs and l’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Baix Camp)

The Catalan Traffic Service reported that a fatal road accident was recorded on the AP-7 motorway at the point of kilometer 283.7 in Vandellòs and l’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Baix camp). Mossos d’Esquadra received the warning at 12:00 p.m.

For reasons still under investigation, a truck heading south punctured a wheel, crossed the median, crossed the road in the opposite direction, and collided with a passenger car heading north. The tourism co-pilot died as a result of the accident. It is a 76-year-old woman, MC.NR The driver suffered less serious injuries and was taken to Sant Joan de Ríos Hospital.

As a result of the incident, five Mossos d’Esquadra patrols, five state fire departments and four SEM units were activated.

As for the road impact, the highway in the north was closed and detours were made from Amitilla de Mar (Exit 39) towards the N-340 and A-7. At 1:20 p.m., one lane was opened to traffic at the scene of the accident.

The Catalan Traffic Service states that SIAVT (Service for Information and Attention for Traffic Victims) is available to relatives and those affected by traffic accidents 365 days a year to offer them a guidance service, information about procedures after the accident, get to know the list of resources, obtain information about the rights recognized under current legislation and psychological support. Facing a traffic accident. You can contact them via the toll-free number 900100268 and via the victim website Transit.gencat.cat.