The driver of a scooter dies after being hit by a car and knocked off a bridge
The female driver of an electric scooter died yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) after being hit by a car and falling from a bridge on the C-352 in Canovelles in Barcelona, according to a report by the Servei Català de Trànsit (SCT).
The Mossos d'Esquadra received an alert at 4:44pm and dispatched three patrols, the fire brigade, and medical personnel from the Sistema d'Emergències Mèdiques (SEM) to the location given to deal with the accident.
According to witnesses, the victim was riding on the hard shoulder of the busy road when the car hit her and she fell over 5 metres from the bridge to the road below.
Unfortunately, when they got there, she was already dead from the injuries she suffered in the accident and SEM paramedics could only certify her death. The driver of the car was not hurt in the incident.
With this victim, 96 people have died in traffic accidents on the interurban road network of Catalonia so far in 2023, according to provisional data from the SCT.
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