Run-up to Christmas already marked by road deaths
11 deaths, dozens of serious injuries in 1,635 accidents between Friday and Monday The run-up to Christmas has already (habitually) been marked by tragedy: 11 people have died, from the
Tragic Saturday: two killed in Algarve and Alentejo road accidents
Three accidents registered within less than two hours on Saturday in the two southern regions Within the span of just a few hours on Saturday (December 21), two people died
Outpouring of sadness and tributes as president of APEL killed by hit-and-run driver in Lisbon
Pedro Sobral was cycling on Avenida de Índia; driver gave himself up four hours later There has been an outpouring of shock, sadness and tributes today following the hit-and-run death
One dead, two seriously injured in head-on crash on Algarve A22 motorway
One of the vehicles was driving against the flow of traffic A man said to be in his 50s died and two others, aged 45 and 90, were seriously injured
Man dies in explosion in Ponta da Lima
A 57-year-old man is understood to have died instantly today in an explosion that took place when he was working on a 200-litre container full of ‘diluente’ (paint thinners). The
Two killed, three injured in crash on A24 motorway in northern Portugal
Two people died and three were injured – two seriously – in a crash involving two cars on the A24 motorway between Régua and Vila Real in the north of
MP driving over alcohol limit hits child on pedestrian crossing
Carlos Silva Santiago insists “there was no running over” Media outlets today are full of the story of a PSD MP well over the alcohol limit who allegedly ‘ran over
Ombudsman pushes for update of compensation due for ‘accidents at work’
Portugal’s Ombudsman Maria Lúcia Amaral has said today that it is urgent to update the calculation of compensation awarded to workers who are victims of accidents at work or occupational
Road accidents on the rise since 2014: 220 fatalities in first half of 2024
Road accidents in Portugal have been increasing since 2014, with nearly 18,000 accidents recorded in the first half of 2024 alone. These incidents resulted in 220 deaths and 1,257 serious
Man dies after being hit by train in Olhão
Victim was crossing railway on foot when hit by train Traffic on the Algarve railway has been suspended this morning (October 24) after a man was fatally hit by a