A 61-year-old motorist and resident of Roquetes (Baix Ebre) has died in an accident on the C-42 in Tortosa, as reported by the Servei Català de Trànsit. The events occurred on Monday night at 10:12 p.m., at kilometer 6.1 of the road, when, for reasons that are still being investigated, there was a chase between a car and a motorcycle.

As a result of the incident, five Mossos d’Esquadra patrols, four units of the Generalitat Fire Brigade and two ambulances and the psychological support team of the Medical Emergency System (SEM) were activated.

So far this year, 86 people have died on interurban roads in Catalonia, 31 of them motorcyclists.