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A 65-year-old woman passed away on the way to the hospital and another person suffered injuries.
The driver did not stop at a STOP sign.
The man fell in a mountainous area that is difficult to access.
Rescue operations mobilised the Sapadores Firefighters and the Setúbal Volunteers, the INEM and the PSP.
Death was declared at the scene of the accident by the doctor from the emergency and resuscitation medical vehicle.
The accident occurred in the Vale do Peso area, where an off-road motorcycle race was taking place.
A 38-year-old man died and a 25-year-old man was seriously injured in a collision between two motorcycles on a dirt road in the Crato municipality, Portalegre district, this Saturday, March 14, according to Civil Protection. The Alto Alentejo Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection reported that the accident, alerted at 12:12, occurred in the Vale do Peso area, where an off-road motorcycle race was taking place. The 38-year-old's death was declared at the scene by a doctor from the emergency medical vehicle (VMER). The seriously injured man was airlifted by an INEM helicopter to a football field, from where he was to be transferred by ambulance to a hospital in the Lisbon area. A source from the GáfeTTe off-road motorcycle event organization stated that the accident occurred off-track, noting that one of the motorcyclists involved was a participant in the competition. Rescue operations involved 20 personnel from the Crato, Nisa, and Alter do Chão fire departments, the GNR, and INEM, supported by eight vehicles and a helicopter.
The accident occurred on a dirt road. The victim was transported by helicopter to the hospital.
A 45-year-old woman suffered serious burn injuries and was transported to the Vila Nova de Gaia Hospital.
A man died this Friday morning after being run over by the truck he was driving in Laundos, Póvoa de Varzim, after exiting the vehicle upon hearing a noise.
Death was declared at the scene. Firefighters and the Maritime Police were dispatched.
The 84-year-old man was operating a walk-behind tractor when the accident occurred.
The accident occurred on the N122 road and the alert was raised at 17:35. The child was transported to the Santo António Basic Emergency Unit, where her death was subsequently declared.
