Nine people were injured, four of them seriously, as a result of a collision between two cars that took place this Sunday on National Road 370 near Benavila, in the municipality of Avis (Portalegre), said a Civil Protection source.
The source of the Alto Alentejo Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command told the Lusa agency that the alert for the accident was given at 4:38 pm, with all the injured being transported to the hospital in Portalegre.
Rescue operations mobilized firefighters from Avis, Ponte de Sor, Sousel and Alter do Chão, the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM) and the GNR, with 18 operatives supported by nine vehicles, including the Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle (VMER ) from Portalegre and the Immediate Life Support (IVS) vehicle from Estremoz.