New Year deaths and accidents: picture so far
With even the Minister for Interior Administration taking part in ‘road safety awareness campaigns’ this year, the tragedy is that accidents still happen. So far over the New Year long
“Operation Christmas” has already seen 13 deaths on Portugal’s roads
“Operation Christmas”, designed to try and save lives on Portugal’s roads, is having an uphill start. Deaths have been occuring thick and fast, with already 13 registered since last weekend.
UPDATE: Man killed as train rams car at Olhão level crossing
A man died and three people were injured after a collision between a train and a car at a level crossing in Quelfes, municipality of Olhão, on Saturday night. According
Four dead in less than 12 hours as Portugal’s ‘Christmas road safety’ campaign begins
“Operation Christmas” begins in “worst possible way” Three men and one woman lost their lives in violent accidents this weekend as the PSP and GNR police forces’ ‘Christmas road safety’
Four injured in collision between train and car in Olhão
UPDATE: It was later confirmed that the man who sustained serious injuries, who according to Correio da Manhã tabloid was Portuguese and 32 years old, died in hospital. The three
Tragedy in Cascais as car careers over cliff
Two dead, two manage miraculous escape Two people died this morning, and two others managed a miraculous escape, after the car they were all in careered over a cliff at
Three bikers die in separate Algarve accidents on tragic Sunday
Three bikers died in the Algarve in separate accidents on Sunday. According to Correio da Manhã, all three victims crashed their bikes on their own. Two of the fatal accidents
A6 motorway death: association appeals latest decision ‘freeing former minister’
A court yesterday ruled that former Socialist minister Eduardo Cabrita should not be tried for negligent homicide in the case of the tragic death of motorway worker Nuno Santos two
70 vehicles damaged after lorry sheds load on A3 motorway
70 vehicles, described as 30 trucks and 40 cars, suffered damages today as a lorry travelling on the A3 motorway from Spain into Portugal started shedding its load of iron
Nine road deaths mark weekend
540 accidents recorded also caused 10 serious injuries Nine people died and 10 were seriously injured in road accidents between Friday and Sunday, according to provisional accident data available on