Young Portuguese person dies in accident during trip to Galicia
Braga TV27 August 2026 at 20:45
A 31-year-old young Portuguese man, identified as Bruno, died on Tuesday morning, August 25, as a result of a road accident in Verín, Galicia, Spain. The young man was traveling with friends heading to the Picos de Europa when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a passenger car, resulting in his death.
Almost two years after the Tragedy of Glória, which caused 16 deaths, only four compensations have been completed for the victims' families. Of the 16 processes related to the dead, the majority remain unfinished, and the situation is even more serious in the case of the injured, who can only receive compensation after their clinical situation has been consolidated. The slow process of assigning compensations has generated frustration among the victims and relatives.
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