ARRECIFE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: TWO CARS COLLIDE NEAR MERCADONA IN LANZAROTE
A traffic accident in Arrecife on Wednesday morning left one man injured after two cars collided, with one vehicle overturning onto its side.
Emergency services were called to the incident at around 8:12am on Wednesday, 9 September, following reports of a collision involving two vehicles in Arrecife.
The crash happened on Avenida Hermanos Álvarez Quintero, in the area of Calle Tenderete and the Mercadona roundabout, a location used regularly by both local residents and visitors travelling around the capital of Lanzarote.
ONE VEHICLE OVERTURNED AFTER THE IMPACT
The force of the collision caused one of the cars to come to rest on its side.
Firefighters from the Lanzarote Emergency and Security Consortium attended the scene and secured the vehicles. Both occupants were assessed following the crash.
A 24-year-old man was found to have suffered moderate neck pain, known medically as cervicalgia. He was treated by medical personnel before being taken by a basic life-support ambulance to Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa in Lanzarote.
The other occupant did not require hospital treatment.
EMERGENCY SERVICES ATTEND ARRECIFE CRASH
The response involved several emergency services, including the Servicio de Urgencias Canario (SUC), firefighters from the Lanzarote emergency consortium and Policía Local de Arrecife.
Police attended the scene and began the relevant report into the Arrecife traffic accident. Firefighters also dealt with the vehicles and made the area safe following the collision.
At the time of writing, the available reports do not establish what caused the crash.
The incident is another reminder for anyone driving in Arrecife, Lanzarote, particularly around busy junctions and roundabouts, to take extra care and allow plenty of time when navigating the capital's roads.
For residents and tourists in Lanzarote, Arrecife remains one of the island's busiest areas for everyday traffic, with local commuters, delivery vehicles, rental cars and visitors all sharing the road network.
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