Among the injured was a 12-year-old child, who suffered minor injuries
Four people – including a 12-year-old child – were injured when a car overturned on the Algarve’s A22 motorway in Albufeira on Sunday morning (April 27).
The car was travelling in the Albufeira-Faro direction when it overturned at around 11.30am before the slip road that provides access to the A2 motorway to Lisbon, reports national tabloid Correio da Manhã. This is usually a very busy stretch of the motorway, particularly on days like yesterday when waves of tourists visiting the Algarve return home after a long weekend.
Three people suffered serious injuries, including the driver who had to be extricated from the vehicle, while the 12-year-old child sustained minor injuries. All four were taken to the hospital by Albufeira firefighters and INEM emergency services.
The accident formed huge queues for several kilometres in both directions, as traffic was diverted to the motorway’s shoulder before returning to normal about an hour later.
GNR police are investigating the cause of the accident, CM adds.
