Five dead in an accident at the Castellón to sleep … – Deia

Five dead in an accident at the Castellón to sleep … – Deia

Castellon – Five people died yesterday in a road accident registered Xivert of Alcalá, north of the province of Castellón, the driver asleep tourism and hit an articulated lorry on National Highway N-340.

The collision, the second largest so far this year by the number of deaths, occurred around 02.15 hours at kilometer 1,028 of the national road N-340, linking Cadiz with Barcelona , passing by the end of Alcala de Castellon Xivert.

According to the first hypothesis of the investigation by the Traffic Police, the driver of tourism, 30 and Senegalese nationality, fell asleep while driving towards Valencia, invaded the left side of the road and caused a head-on collision in an arc against a refrigerated truck. A consequence of the impact of tourism five occupants died, all men of Senegalese nationality. Three of them, who were in the back seat, were not wearing seatbelts.

The five deceased were engaged in the sale known as top blanket in coastal areas, as assured sources close to the investigation. Fatalities residing in Vinaròs. After the crash, tourism, a Peugeot 406 registered in 1999, was crossed on the road and the truck tipped onto the shoulder, so that he had to cut off the circulation in both directions.

Extrication Firefighters Park Baix Maestrat had that releasing the five people who had been inside the sedan, although all of them were dead when they were rescued. The bodies of five Senegalese, 30, 32, 33, 36 and 48, were taken to the Forensic Anatomical Institute of Castellón to perform the autopsies.

The truck driver, a 48 years old and Spanish nationality traveling towards Barcelona, ​​unharmed and gave a negative breath test and drugs practiced by agents Traffic Civil Guard.

The car they were traveling five Senegalese enrolled in Tarragona, was fifteen years old and the three traveling in the back seat not wearing seat belts. Once rescued the bodies, he proceeded to remove the damaged vehicles and clean both the roadway and the shoulder, forcing you to cut the N-340 between 2.30 and 3.15 hours. Later and until 5.30 am alternative step was because one of the vehicles occupied part of the lane in the direction of Barcelona.

The Director General of Traffic, Maria Segui has repeatedly reminded the Spanish fleet has an average age exceeding ten years, a factor that has a substantial effect on the accident rate. – Efe