Two people died and two others were seriously injured on Monday night in a collision between a heavy vehicle and two light vehicles on the Complementary Itinerary 8 (IC8) in Ansião, in the district of Leiria. The information was confirmed by a Civil Protection source.
The accident occurred on a road that crosses the municipality of Ansião, in the district of Leiria. The causes of the collision have not yet been disclosed by the authorities.
The two victims injured seriously were taken to hospital units in the region. The competent authorities are expected to investigate the exact circumstances that led to the accident.
This type of accident involving heavy vehicles on roads such as the IC8 raises concerns about road safety on this route that connects several towns in the central region of the country.
