He rammed his car into several farmers who were keeping the A-92 road blocked as it passed through the Sevillian municipality of Arahal and injured a civil guard who was stopping him. The driver, who was arrested after fleeing, is being investigated for the possible commission of a crime against road safety resulting in injuries.

As confirmed by the Government delegation in Andalusia, the events took place at kilometer 37 of the highway, where this Monday there was a picket that ended up with three field professionals in a health center to be treated for minor injuries that had resulted. of an accident. Apparently, a man did not want to wait for the road to open to traffic and chose to ignore all traffic indications, including the orders given to him by a Benemérita agent, who was also injured after being hit on the hand in the event.

Today, this same road was closed again to traffic due to the protests, as was the A-4 as it passed through Écija.

The events took place at approximately 5:00 p.m., at which time a driver tried to skip the road block and ended up running over three of the protesters, in addition to injuring the hand of one of the agents who was trying, unsuccessfully, to hit him. the tall.

As soon as he left the scene, the man tried to take the exit from the highway towards the Sevillian town of El Coronil, but he was intercepted by one of the cars of the armed institute that was servicing the road block.

The injured did not suffer serious injuries, beyond some bruises and discomfort in the hand of one of the farmers.

The driver is being held at the Arahal Civil Guard barracks, initially investigated for a crime against traffic safety resulting in injuries.