A mechanical failure of the tractor may very well be the reason for the tragedy skilled on the evening of this previous Thursday, January 5, within the parade of the Three Wise Men in Marchena (Seville). One of the floats plunged down a slope, operating over a number of folks. A 71-year-old lady died, and eleven have been injured, two of them severely, together with a two-year-old little one.
In an announcement on Canal Sur Radio collected by Europa Press, the sub-delegate of the central authorities, Carlos Toscano, lamented this “unlucky accident” and conveyed the condolences of the state authorities to the households of these affected and to the municipality of Marchena itself.
Toscano defined that the investigation into the occasions, for which members of the Judicial Police and Traffic Police of the Civil Guard have been mobilized, remains to be “within the preliminary section”, though he has acknowledged that “all the things factors to a mechanical failure”. of the broken tractor. The checks carried out on the motive force of the float don’t present any “anomaly” and the autos used to drag the floats are subjected to the corresponding technical inspections (ITV).
Three Kings parade tinged with mourning in Marchena
It was 20:15 within the afternoon when the deadly accident occurred. The unified emergency service 112 of Andalusia acquired totally different notices that one of many tractors that participated within the procession of the Three Wise Men had run over a number of folks and even crashed right into a wall within the Plaza de San Andrés.
The emergency companies rapidly went to the scene the place they confirmed the loss of life of this neighbor and assisted the opposite injured, together with a severely injured two-year-old little one who was evacuated to the Virgen del Rocío Children’s Hospital in Seville.
The different severely injured particular person, an aged particular person, was transferred to the Traumatology space of the identical hospital. The different three affected have been handled at a well being heart in Osuna. Both severely injured are at present within the Observation space of the hospital and are secure, based on hospital sources consulted by Europa Press.
the final float
According to what witnesses of the incident have knowledgeable Europa Press, the occasion occurred when the final float, Baltasar’s, was heading in direction of Las Torres road. “Everything was going effectively. The accident occurred on a downhill that’s not very steep or lengthy. We have been on the curve and I noticed that the tractor was happening very barely. It appeared unusual to me and, seeing that it was going extra rapidly, we moved away. The tractor, as a substitute of turning in direction of the road it ought to have, turned to the other aspect and took all the things that was forward of it,” they reported.
Likewise, these sources defined that a number of folks helped to take away a lady from below the tractor, the deadly sufferer of the occasion. The driver of the tractor, an aged particular person, was additionally evacuated to the hospital because of an anxiousness assault.
Marchena declares 4 days of mourning
The mayoress of Marchena, María del Mar Romero, has declared this Friday 4 days of official mourning within the municipality. Visibly affected and supported by the councilors of the municipal Corporation, the mayoress has appeared to indicate her “deepest ache, unhappiness and disbelief” within the face of this occasion, which she has described as “horror”.
In addition, it has conveyed on behalf of the native Corporation the “condolences” to the household of the deceased and the “want” for quick restoration of the injured, which might be eleven in complete.
The mayoress has acknowledged that each the wrecked tractor and its driver “complied with all” the implicit necessities within the safety plan that governs the group of the Marchena Three Kings Parade, calling for “all to be united” within the face of this tragedy and in round these affected and their households and eventually stating that it’s essential to “rethink the format” of the royal entourage.