One dead in the collision of two trucks on the AP-7, which forces the highway to be closed for ten hours

An accident between two trucks that occurred this Saturday morning on the AP-7, near Mont-roig del Camp (Tarragona), left one person dead and caused the closure of the highway towards Barcelona for ten hours, as reported by the Servei Català de Trànsit.

In total, the AP-7 has recorded two accidents with three trucks involved early this Saturday. The first was a collision between two trucks, an event that occurred at kilometer 273 and caused the death of the driver of one of the trucks.

One kilometer after that accident, at point 274 of the AP-7, another truck transporting lettuce has overturned on the road.

All of this has forced the highway to be cut north (towards Barcelona). From Trànsit they anticipate that this situation could last for hours and recommend driving on the C-32 or the N-340 as alternative routes.

In this sense, the director of the Servei Català de Trànsit (SCT), Ramon Lamiel, has indicated that the work to remove the overturned truck (which was transporting lettuce) can last about ten hours, and detours are made through exit 281 in Vandellòs and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant (Tarragona) to connect with the A-7.

In statements to Catalunya Ràdio, Lamiel detailed that the load must be removed from this truck and it is a "complex" process, in which more than two cranes of different types will be necessary.