The Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested the truck driver who was involved in a fatal accident in the Ametlla de Mar (Baix Ebre) in the early hours of Tuesday, June 27. According to the Catalan Traffic Service, the driver is being held as a suspected perpetrator of a crime of homicide due to gross imprudence and for driving under the influence of drugs.
Shortly before one in the morning, the truck caught a car at kilometer 296.2 of the AP-7, heading south, causing the death of its driver, a 71-year-old man of whom no further information has been disclosed. .
As a result of the incident, two police patrols, two Fire Departments and three ambulances from the Emergency Medical System (SEM) were activated. In addition, the southbound highway was closed and traffic had to be restricted to one lane. Although the situation normalized around 3:30 in the morning.
With this, there are already 71 people who have lost their lives in traffic accidents on the interurban road network of Catalonia so far this year, according to data from the SCT.
