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The Ombudsman has urged the PSP to clarify that irregular residency is not a criminal offense following a surge in erroneous immigrant arrests in Beja after the abolition of the expression of interest regime.
Emergency crews are battling active wildfires in Odemira and Resende, with over 340 personnel deployed in Sabóia to protect residents after twenty people were evacuated due to encroaching flames.
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Odemira at 03:08, with tremors felt across the municipalities of Ourique, Almodôvar, and Santiago do Cacém.
A 45-year-old Spanish citizen was transporting over 3,000 litres of diesel in a rented white van when he was intercepted by GNR officers.
The Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, faces scrutiny over 17 contracts worth 2.23 million euros awarded by the Judiciary Police to a construction company owned by a personal friend, raising concerns over transparency and potential conflicts of interest.
A wildfire in Aljustrel, Portugal, prompted the temporary closure of major roads including the EN2 as over 100 firefighters worked to contain the blaze. While conditions have since improved and roads reopened, the incident highlights the country's heightened vulnerability to fires during the current heatwave.
A scrubland fire in Odemira, Beja district, has been successfully brought under control by emergency services, with 72 personnel currently remaining on-site to monitor the area.
A 35-year-old woman died and a 47-year-old man was seriously injured following a two-car collision on the A2 motorway near Almodôvar, prompting temporary road closures and emergency response.
The accident may have been triggered by a sudden illness of the driver, who was the fatality.
The defendant was taken to the Beja Prison Establishment, where he will await the proceedings.
The bus was travelling from Vila Verde de Ficalho, in the municipality of Serpa, to Sete Rios, in Lisbon. The accident resulted in one death and seven injuries.
In total, there are four women and three men injured, including one foreign national, aged between 21 and 70. Preliminary reports suggest the driver suffered a sudden medical episode, which likely caused the accident.
The driver died and seven passengers were injured, two in a serious condition. Photos LUSA/Mariano Martins
The hypothesis was put forward by Rodoviária do Alentejo, based on passenger accounts.
The head of state also presented “heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased and wishes the best recovery to the injured, reiterating his empathy towards all those involved”
A Rede Expressos bus veered off the road this Friday morning on the EN260, near the village of Baleizão, in the municipality of Beja. The accident resulted in the death of the driver and left seven people injured, two of whom are in serious condition.
Authorities are assessing the fatal accident involving a Rede Expressos bus in Baleizão. The tragedy could have been worse had the vehicle not been at the beginning of its route, when only seven passengers were on board.
A road accident in Baleizão resulted in one fatality and seven people injured.
One dead and seven injured, two of them in critical condition, is the result of a bus crash that occurred this Friday morning on the National Road 260 (EN260) in the municipality of Beja.
There is one dead and seven injured, all of whom were passengers on board
A Rede Expressos bus driver has died and seven passengers have been injured, two of them seriously, after the coach crashed and overturned near Beja this Friday morning (October 30). The post Bus driver dies, seven injured in Beja crash appeared first on Portugal Resident.
André Morais, Civil Protection coordinator for Montijo, and Paulo Santos, CNN Portugal commentator, help explain the operations currently underway at the scene.
The accident caused the death of the driver and left seven people injured, two seriously, in the municipality of Beja. A sudden illness of the driver is believed to be the cause of the vehicle going off the road.
The crash occurred on the National Road 260, in the area of Baleizão. By 9:20 am, 62 emergency personnel had already been mobilised to the scene, supported by 25 vehicles and a helicopter.
The crash occurred on the National Road 260 in the Baleizão area. By 9:20 am, 62 emergency personnel had already been mobilised to the scene, supported by 25 vehicles and a helicopter.
The bus is overturned on the National Road 260, in the Baleizão area. The fatality is the driver of the crashed bus, who is believed to have suffered a sudden illness.
A passenger bus skidded off the road this morning on National Road 260, near Baleizão, in the municipality of Beja. There is one fatality and seven injured, two of whom are in critical condition.
The fatality is the bus driver
62 emergency personnel supported by 25 vehicles and a helicopter were dispatched to the scene.
80-year-old victim was murdered with a “not specifically determined number of blows to the head”.
