One dead after truck crash on the IC5 near Vila Flor
The death was declared at the scene. There are also three reported injuries.

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The death was declared at the scene. There are also three reported injuries.

A truck lost control on Tuesday morning, October 13, causing one death and three injuries on the Itinerário Complementar 5 (IC5) near Vila Flor, leading to the closure of the road, according to civil protection sources. Civil Protection commander Noel Afonso stated that the heavy goods vehicle went out of control near the Lodões exit and tipped over onto two light vehicles travelling in the opposite direction, killing a man in his early twenties. The death was confirmed at the scene, and three others sustained minor injuries and were taken to Mirandela hospital. Traffic was diverted as 23 emergency personnel and six vehicles, along with an INEM helicopter, responded to the incident.

Death was declared at the scene. There are also three injured reported.

Fires in Vila Flor forced a lockdown overnight in the village of Seixo de Manhoses.

There are 103 personnel and 36 vehicles on site fighting the flames.

A fire that broke out at 23:00 forced the population to confine themselves in the village of Seixo de Manhoso, in Vila Flor, with the flames threatening properties and crops.

Two people died and four were injured, one of them in serious condition, in a head-on collision between two light vehicles that occurred today on the Complementary Itinerary 5 (IC5) in Vila Flor, according to a Civil Protection source.

A serious accident this morning, August 17, left two people dead and four injured in Vila Flor, Bragança district. According to Civil Protection, two vehicles, a light car and a van, collided head-on on the IC5. According to SIC Notícias, the fatalities were the driver and the front passenger of one of the vehicles. Another occupant was seriously injured and transported to the hospital by helicopter. The alert was raised at 10:18. According to the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC), eight vehicles, one aircraft, and 25 personnel are at the scene. Traffic in the direction of Vila Flor–Carrazeda de Ansiães is closed. *Updating. Six dead in head-on collision on the IP2 near Castro Verde. Two dead in collision on the IP3. Traffic resumed.

A head-on collision between two light vehicles near Vila Flor resulted in the deaths of two people. Four others were injured, one of whom is in serious condition.

The alert was given to the authorities at 10:18 am.

Homem abordou a vítima na rua e ofereceu-lhe dinheiro. Pais deram o alerta à GNR, que entregou o caso à PJ.

Several farmers in the Vale da Vilariça, in the municipality of Vila Flor, were left without agricultural diesel to work for a few days after it ran out at regional petrol stations, with supplies only being replenished today.

Agricultural diesel costs more than 1.4 euros today in the Bragança district, and at some fuel stations, it even exceeds 1.5 euros.
