Transport · Loulé and Boliqueime
Fatal car and truck crash shuts A22 motorway near Loulé in Portugal
A woman driver died after her light vehicle collided with a heavy goods vehicle on the A22 at Boliqueime on Monday morning, 9 November. The road was fully closed until 12:35.
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In brief
A woman driving a light vehicle died at the scene after it collided with a heavy goods vehicle at 09:24 on Monday, 9 November, at kilometre 65 of the A22 near Boliqueime.
Early reports named the dead woman as a passenger, but the GNR said she was the driver and the sole occupant of the light vehicle.
At 11:35 the road was still fully closed between the Loulé and Boliqueime interchanges, and the GNR said it had fully reopened by 12:35, with 15 personnel and seven vehicles deployed.
- 9 NovCollision between a light vehicle and a heavy goods vehicle on the A22 at kilometre 65
- 9 NovRoad still fully closed between the Loulé and Boliqueime interchanges
- 9 NovRoad fully reopened to traffic
The crash
A woman driving a light vehicle died on Monday, 9 November, after it collided with a heavy goods vehicle on the A22 motorway at Boliqueime, in the municipality of Loulé in the Faro district. The collision happened at 09:24 at kilometre 65, on the Faro-Portimão carriageway. The National Republican Guard (GNR) said her death was declared at the scene.
Correction on the victim
Early reports described the dead woman as a passenger. The GNR's Faro territorial command later corrected this, saying she was the driver and the only occupant of the light vehicle.
Road closure and response
At 11:35 the GNR said the road was still fully closed between the Loulé and Boliqueime interchanges, with traffic diverted onto National Road 125. Fifteen personnel from the Loulé firefighters, INEM, the GNR and the road concessionaire were deployed, supported by seven vehicles. The GNR's Faro command later said the carriageway had fully reopened by 12:35.
What is not yet known
The sources do not give a cause for the collision. One report says the circumstances are still under investigation, but no source sets out what led to the crash.
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Sources and context
- Notícias ao MinutoTraffic restored on the A22 after accident that caused one death in LouléCirculação reposta na A22 após acidente que causou uma morte em Loulé · original in Portuguese
- SAPOTragedy on the A22: fatal collision between light vehicle and truckTragédia na A22: colisão fatal entre veículo ligeiro e caminhão · original in Portuguese
- ObservadorAccident between light and heavy vehicle causes death of woman on the A22 in LouléAcidente entre ligeiro e pesado causa morte de mulher na A22 em Loulé · original in Portuguese
- Notícias ao MinutoAccident between light and heavy vehicle causes death of woman on the A22 in LouléAcidente entre ligeiro e pesado causa morte de mulher na A22 em Loulé · original in Portuguese
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