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  • Porto firefighters said a taxi hit three people on a zebra crossing on Avenida Fernão de Magalhães on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, with the alert logged at 17:54.

  • Porto police said the most seriously hurt victim is a girl in serious condition with a reserved prognosis.

  • SAPO reported six people hurt, while PÚBLICO and Notícias ao Minuto reported seven people with slight injuries, including the girl.

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Porto · Portugal

What happened

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, a taxi hit pedestrians on a zebra crossing on Avenida Fernão de Magalhães in Porto, near number 878, the stretch that links Campo 24 de Agosto with Areosa. Firefighters from the Porto fire service (Sapadores Bombeiros do Porto) said three people were struck by the taxi. The alert for the incident was logged at 17:54.

Injuries and condition

Porto police (PSP) confirmed that the most seriously hurt victim is a girl, and that she is in serious condition with a reserved prognosis. The sources do not agree on the total number of injured. SAPO reported six people hurt, while PÚBLICO and Notícias ao Minuto both reported seven people with slight injuries, the girl among them. Those hurt include the three pedestrians, the taxi driver and the taxi's passengers. A bystander who watched the collision felt unwell and was also classed as slightly injured by firefighters.

Traffic

By 18:30 the avenue was partially closed to traffic, according to PÚBLICO and Notícias ao Minuto. The reports do not state the cause of the collision or when the road reopened. The girl's age is not given in the sources.

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Sources and context

  • SAPO1 h agoPedestrian struck on a zebra crossing in Porto leaves child in serious conditionAtropelamento numa passadeira no Porto deixa criança em estado grave · original in Portuguese
  • PÚBLICO2 h agoSix slightly injured and one child in serious condition after collision on Avenida Fernão Magalhães, in PortoSeis feridos ligeiros e uma criança em estado grave após atropelamento na Avenida Fernão Magalhães, no Porto · original in Portuguese
  • Notícias ao Minuto2 h agoPorto: 7 injured after collision on a zebra crossing on Fernão MagalhãesPorto: 7 feridos após atropelamento numa passadeira na Fernão Magalhães · original in Portuguese

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  1. 1What happenedWhat happened
  2. 2Injuries and conditionInjuries and condition
  3. 3TrafficTraffic

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SAPO, PÚBLICO, Notícias ao Minuto

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Safety · Porto

Taxi hits pedestrians on a Porto zebra crossing, leaving a girl in serious condition

On Wednesday, 21 October, a taxi struck three pedestrians on a zebra crossing on Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, and Porto police confirmed that the most seriously hurt victim is a girl with a reserved prognosis.

AI text based on reports by SAPO, PÚBLICO and Notícias ao Minuto. Published today at 20:10.

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