Two injured in a head-on collision in Costa Teguise

Firefighters had to remove one of the drivers from a vehicle after he was trapped

October 21 2023 (08:57 WEST)
Updated in October 21 2023 (10:04 WEST)
Head-on collision in Costa Teguise
Head-on collision in Costa Teguise

Two men were injured in a head-on collision of two vehicles on Avenida de Las Palmeras in Costa Teguise. The accident took place at approximately 9:00 p.m. this Friday, according to the Emergency Consortium.

Once alerted by the CECOES, agents of the Local Police, two ambulances of the Canary Emergency Service and firefighters went to the scene. 

The driver of one of the vehicles was trapped inside the car due to the impact and the firefighters had to extricate him. The two drivers, who had moderate injuries, were treated by the medical personnel and once stabilized were evacuated to Molina Orosa. 

The emergency teams disconnected the batteries of both cars and collaborated with the paramedics and the crane for the collection of the vehicles and later the road is cleaned with sepiolite.

The Local Police was in charge of regulating traffic and carrying out the corresponding report.

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