One person was killed and four were injured in a head on collision on the AL-334. The accident happened at 8 a.m. when a car with one occupant was involved in a head on collision with a van carrying seven people. The driver of the car was killed on impact and four of the passengers in the van were injured, one seriously. The accident occurred on the main road that connects the A7 motorway to Albox, Purchena and Baza, at a time when the traffic is particularly heavy.
The accident was attended by the Guardia Civil, the Albox fire brigade, medical teams from the Macael and Olula de Rio medical centres and a helicopter based in Granada. The most seriously injured of the four people hurt, who suffered severe abdominal injuries, was the last to be evacuated due to the time needed by the firefighters to cut them from the remains of the van. The rescue operation took more than two hours to complete.
The driver of the car, who lived in Urracal, was not removed from the scene of the accident until death was confirmed and permission given to move the body by a judge. Not until then could the firefighters cut them from the wreckage of the car. The town of Urracal has announced four days of official mourning.
The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Guardia Civil accident investigation section.
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