A multiple accident between 14 vehicles in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia (Barcelona) has caused queues of up to 11 kilometers of retention on the AP-7 this Monday afternoon. The disaster has left a single lane open to traffic (of the three that are enabled).
Bombers of the Generalitat has sent four crews and the Servei d’Emergències Mèdiques (SEM) has activated two ground units in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
The incident took place around 6:30 p.m. and, after 8:00 p.m., there are still 11 kilometers of retention between Subirats and Vilafranca del Penedès, on a day of return to the city of Barcelona, where it is a holiday for La Mercè.
The crash has started with two vehicles in the passing lane, to the left of the road, and then the others have been collidingafter which there has only been transfer a person to the hospital for a vertical whiplash.
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Accident rate in Catalonia
If we look at traffic accidents that have been fatal in perspective, according to provisional data from Trànsit, there are already 122 people who have lost their lives on Catalan roads this 2022, 33 of them motorcyclists.
In 2021, a total of 127 fatal traffic accidents who claimed the lives of 135 people in Catalonia. Thus, this September the accident rate has already reached 90.37% compared to last year.
The AP-7, conflictive
Related news
It is not the first time that the AP-7 has surprised Catalan citizens with its complex accidents. This summer cars have been set on fire, there have been traffic jams that have exceeded 50 kilometers (cumulative) and it is one of the favorite routes for many users.
According to the calculation made by EL PERIÓDICO, taking into account the main incidents that occurred on the AP-7, in the first fortnight of September there has been an average of 2.6 traffic jams per day. In the next Map the location is shown and each of these incidents is detailed.