The number of fatalities rises to four from the bus accident that took place this Monday on Avenida de las Cortes in Cádiz. The 86-year-old man, who remained in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of the Puerta del Mar Hospital after suffering the impact of the vehicle, was unable to overcome the injuries caused and died this morning, as confirmed by health sources.
The octogenarian, of Portuguese origin, was in the city sightseeing when he was surprised by the bus while he was walking along this public road, a very busy area at the entrance to the capital through the Constitution Bridge. The driver, who lost control after a brake failure, invaded the lanes in the opposite direction, avoiding several cars, uprooted a couple of palm trees and other traffic signs, and managed to stop the vehicle against a marquee located in front of the Bahía de Shopping Center. Cadiz.
At the time of the accident, the Medina company bus, regularly contracted by the University of Cádiz, was transporting around thirty nursing students from Jerez de la Frontera who were traveling to the capital to do an internship. The students wanted to send a message of gratitude to the driver of the vehicle for “making the best possible decision so that the passengers could survive and there were as few victims as possible.”
It was through social networks where the students wanted to express their “enormous gratitude” to the driver who made “the best possible decision under the circumstances” since, thanks to his expertise, he managed to avoid several cars, minimizing, to the extent of its possibilities, the number of victims.
“We are fine, with muscle damage from the impact, but nothing serious. Psychologically we are more affected, but help is already being put in place,” they explain, while asking that no more “false and invented testimonies” be posted on the Internet, “Victims and survivors” are respected so that “we can all overcome this terrible event.”
At the moment, the investigation is still open to determine the causes of the accident that caused the death of four people, three of whom were run over at the scene. It is a 60-year-old woman, a 19-year-old girl and another 17-year-old boy. The last fatality lost his life today in the reference hospital in Cádiz after several days admitted to the ICU.
According to the driver of the vehicle, who tested negative for alcohol and drugs, the bus lost its brakes on the way down from the Constitution Bridge, with a significant inclination, and ended up hitting a canopy that prevented the bus from finishing. crashing into the facade of the shopping center.
Since Monday afternoon, Cádiz has been immersed in deep mourning. The Government team then decreed three days of mourning and yesterday, at the doors of the City Hall, a hundred neighbors, politicians, agents from the different security forces and members of the fire brigade group gathered to observe five minutes of silence in memory of those who died in this tragic event.
