The definitive depend will probably be identified after the particular site visitors gadget ends tonight The large site visitors jams on Sunday had been resulting from the truth that many drivers rushed the vacations, based on the DGT
Road journeys this Easter already go away 32 useless in site visitors accidents. It is the up to date determine of the DGT within the absence of the ultimate depend being identified, as soon as the particular site visitors operation ends tonight.
There are 5 extra deaths than within the spring holidays of the earlier 12 months, when 27 folks misplaced their lives on Spanish roads. This 12 months, in the identical variety of days, there have been 2.5% extra journeys.
When assessing the mortality figures, some very critical accidents should even be taken under consideration, such because the one which occurred in Xove (Lugo), wherein 4 younger folks between the ages of 17 and 19 misplaced their lives. Two others had been injured. The car they had been touring in fell off an embankment after 9:00 on Saturday. The Civil Guard investigates the causes.
Traffic jams resulting from hastening the vacations
In addition, time has accompanied and there have been many who’ve rushed till the final minute to return dwelling. This is how the DGT explains the site visitors jams on Sunday, which lasted on some roads till late at night time. For instance, at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, there have been nonetheless some 170,000 automobiles to enter Madrid, based on the averages calculated by the DGT, which implies that many drivers had determined to increase their holidays so long as attainable and had left the return journey till the final minute. .
Still at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday there have been site visitors jams for these returning to Madrid by way of the A-6 (in Valladolid and Somosierra), the A-3 within the province of Cuenca and the A-5 in Talavera de la Reina and Balmojado.
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