Five people were seriously injured in a frontolateral collision between two vehicles that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid), as reported by emergency services.
Three of the injured, among them a minorare “serious“and two others “potentially serious”according to information from 112 of the Community of Madrid.
All the injured were traveling in one of the damaged vehicles, while The driver of the other car was not injured.It is still unclear whether the injured are members of the same family or precisely what connection they had, but they were all traveling together.
Frontolateral collision between two passenger cars on the M-40, km 38.
Five occupants of the same vehicle injured. Three serious (including one minor) and two potential.
The driver of the other car was unhurt.
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The accident took place at kilometer 38 of the M-40 ring road, on the service road of the outer carriageway near Pozuelo de Alarcón, although it is not yet known how the collision between the two vehicles occurred.
After being supported by SUMMA112, the injured were transferred by emergency units deployed on site in various hospitals near the accident site.
The blow was so impressive that a fire unit from the Community of Madrid had to go to the scene to rescue three of the seriously injured people who were in the back seats of the car, which emerged in a still damaged state. more serious shock. accident. .
For its part, the investigation into the causes of road accidents It is in the hands of the Civil Guard, which has carried out investigations to understand how the incident could have occurred.