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Date Published: 16/05/2022

ARCHIVED - Three injured in four-car pile-up on the A-7 in Alicante

The crash happened in Ibi in the direction of Alcoy and Valencia causing significant tailbacks

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Three injured in four-car pile-up on the A-7 in Alicante

Three people were injured, one seriously, following a four-car collision on the A-7 as it passes through Ibi in the direction of Alcoy and Valencia on Sunday afternoon, May 15.

An initial rear-end crash happened just before 3.30pm at kilometre 463 resulting in a multi-vehicle pile-up when a further two cars careered into the wreckage.

Esta tarde intervenimos en accidente de tráfico A-7 km 463 (Ibi) con 4 vehículos implicados.Excarcelamos a tres personas heridas de diversa consideración atendidas por SVB y SAMU incluyendo traslado en helicóptero sanitario. Pronta recuperación ¡¡#bomberos #cpba #enaccion pic.twitter.com/us1aECTV6p
— Consorcio Bomberos Alicante (@BomberosDipuALC) May 15, 2022

The regional government's HLC 09 rescue helicopter and two ambulances were deployed along with six Alicante provincial firefighters, a pump and two emergency vehicles. Two men and a woman were freed from their vehicles having become trapped and suffering from injuries of "varying degrees".

The latter sustained a serious open leg injury and was airlifted to a nearby hospital.

There were significant traffic delays and tailbacks, according to the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), while the crash scene was cleared. Normal traffic flow was restored at 6.45pm

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Image: Consorcio Bomberos Alicante

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