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Mercedes Jiménez Sánchez
Seville
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 09:39
Six people, including two police officers, have died after a lorry smashed into a Guardia Civil checkpoint on the AP-4 motorway near Los Palacios in Seville during the early hours of this Tuesday morning (19 March).
The lorry driver, who was given signals to stop by the Guardia Civil, swerved abruptly onto the hard shoulder of the road and hit three police vehicles of the Guardia Civil's Rapid Action Group (GAR) and two other civilian vehicles about 4.40am.
The cause of the incident appears to be accidental, Guardia Civil said in a statement.
📢⚫️En #Sevilla, por #accidente, cortada la AP-4, en Los Palacios y Villafranca, hacia Sevilla capital.
— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) March 19, 2024
➡️Vehículo accidentado en el km 24.
➡️Desvío debidamente señalizado en la AP-4, en el km 45 (Las Cabezas de San Juan) pic.twitter.com/mI3Ln4kz44
The lorry driver has been arrested. He was uninjured and returned negative results after being tested for alcohol and drugs
Two of the deceased were officers of the GAR unit and three were injured. The other four victims were civilians.
Un adiós dolorido a las 6 personas que han perdido la vida en un siniestro vial grave ocurrido esta madrugada en Los Palacios #Sevilla, entre ellos el cabo 1º Eneko y el guardia civil Juan Jesús, pertenecientes al #GAR, que prestaban servicio en un dispositivo de verificación… pic.twitter.com/wrEfuw7XIT
— Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) March 19, 2024
The affected stretch of road is currently closed as police investigations in the area continue. A diversion has been set up on the AP-4, at kilometre 45 in Las Cabezas de San Juan.
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