Three women seriously injured after ‘break-away’ bus rams bus stop
An empty, driverless bus careered into a number of people waiting at a bus stop in Lisbon’s Gare do Oriente yesterday afternoon, leaving three women with serious injuries. A man
Man dies in EN125 crash in Portimão
A 28-year-old man died in a crash involving three cars on the EN125 road in Portimão on Thursday afternoon. An American couple who were travelling in one of the other
Two Portuguese among dead in tourist bus crash near Venice
Two Portuguese were among the dead following the tourist bus crash outside Venice on Tuesday. The tragedy, which saw the bus plunge 15 metres from a bridge before bursting into
Three injured in explosion at Vila Galé Lagos restaurant
Three people were injured – two seriously – after a bottle of alcohol exploded during a live cooking show at the restaurant of Vila Galé Lagos Hotel on Monday. Two
Woman passenger killed as block of granite falls off lorry
A freak accident involving a lorry transporting large blocks of granite claimed the life of a woman passenger in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo yesterday afternoon. According to reports, the lorry
Accident victim loses leg following ambulance to-ing and fro-ing confusion
“No one knows if outcome could have been different”, admits firefighter commander “The worst case scenario has confirmed itself, The right leg of forestry sapper Eduardo Ferrão, aged 50, has
Three dead after goods vehicle hits tree in Vilamoura
Three people are dead following an accident in which a goods vehicle appears to have careered out of control and hit a tree, close to Vilamoura’s industrial park. The incident
44-year-old man dies following road rage incident in Quarteira
A 44-year-old man died in Quarteira yesterday evening following what has been described by a GNR source to Lusa news agency as a ‘disagreement over traffic which involved two other
Authority for labour conditions investigates fatal accident in Bordeira (Aljezur)
Angolan worker killed on first day at rebuilding project A fatal accident that seriously injured a second person on a building project in Bordeira (municipality of Aljezur) is under investigation
Truck plunges into Quarteira stream
A 42-year-old man was taken to Faro Hospital A truck crashed and plunged into the Quarteira stream near the bridge which links the western side of Vilamoura Marina to Praia