Two Guardia Civil agents and four other members of the public died this morning on the AP-4 highway near Los Palacios
Six people died early this Tuesday on the AP-4 highway near Los Palacios, after the driver of a vehicle evaded a Civil Guard checkpoint with his HGV truck. Two of the deceased are Civil Guard Officers, while the other four are members of the public who were at the scene and were run over.
The Civil Guard has confirmed that three other people were injured, all of them members of the Rapid Action Group (GAR) of the Guardia Civil. They have further reported that the truck driver has been arrested.
The cause of the accident appeared, initially, to be accidental. Receiving directions from the officers, as the driver approached the checkpoint, he suddenly maneuvered, deviating towards the shoulder, hitting the first three Guardia Police cars and at least two other civilian vehicles that were being checked.
The tragic accident took place at 4:40 in the morning. The health emergency services travelled to the scene, where the judicial commission and an Accident Investigation team from the Civil Guard are now located trying to carry out a first visual inspection.
The driver of the truck was uninjured and was tested for alcohol and drugs with negative results. Two of the deceased, as well as the three injured are members of the Guardia Civil, the other four being civilians.
