The Civil Guard names excessive speed as one of the causes of the fatal accident that occurred Saturday evening It cost the lives of the six occupants, including four minors, of a car that left the road at the roundabout located at kilometer 0.5 of the access road to Menorca airport (Me-14).
The vehicle, which had just passed another roundabout about half a kilometer away, ended up colliding with a rock wall more than three meters high and all occupants died instantly.
The investigation sources indicate that the driver, 52 years old, and the woman who was co-pilot, 48 years old, wore their seat belts, but not like that. the four minors between 9 and 16 years old who were traveling in the back seat.
All the deceased are Spanish nationals, residents of Mahón, three minors of whom were the children of the woman and the other, of the man who drove the car.
Traffic officers are working at the scene of the accident this morning to try to clarify new details about the tragedy that shook the entire island.
The Government delegate to the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodriguez, He said in
THE Mahón Sports Union announced that it was suspending the matches in which the club is participating this Sunday due to the tragic accident. The four deceased miners were members of the club. As reported by UD Mahón, one of them was the youngest player in the club and two were members of the skating section. The fourth child, a non-player, was also a member of the club.
In a press release, UD Mahón expresses its support to the families and friends of the victims. “We feel these losses as our own and although nothing we do will fix this much pain, despair and frustration, we want to send a hug and our condolences to the families and our players, as well as the skaters” , he declared.
With this tragic accident, the total number of people killed on the roads of Menorca this year rises to 13.
