A man and one of his children, residents of the Sevillian town of Morón de la Frontera, died this Thursday in one of the four multiple accidents caused by fog and that occurred on the A-4 highway as it passed through the town of Santa Cross of Mudela (Ciudad Real). Another young man, son and brother respectively of the deceased, was seriously injured in the accident and it was initially reported that he had also died. The three, Sevilla FC fans, were traveling to attend the Copa del Rey match between their team and Atlético de Madrid tonight. In the accidents, another 17 people have been injured to varying degrees, two of them seriously.
As reported by the mayor of Morón de la Frontera, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, as a result of this accident, two residents of Morón have died, who are a father and his son, about 17 years old, while a second son of said man, About 15 years old, he would be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital.
These people were traveling to Madrid to attend the match between Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla FC tonight. The Sevilla president, José María del Nido Carrasco, has shown in this sense the “enormous sadness” of the club for the death of these fans and, in statements to Canal Sur Televisión, he has expressed “all the support and affection” of Sevilla FC to the families of the deceased and injured.
🕯️ Mourning for the death of three Sevillistas who were traveling to Madrid for tonight’s match. Rest in peace.#SevillaFC
— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) January 25, 2024
Del Nido Carrasco explained that the deceased were traveling in a car along with two other Sevilla fans. The club, as it has said, has requested a minute of silence before the match to be held this Thursday afternoon with Atlético de Madrid, as well as for the players to wear black armbands as a sign of mourning, as a gesture prior to a tribute to be held. in memory of the victims in the next game that the club plays in its stadium, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
Sanz and Moreno
The mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, has shown on his side on the social network president of the Board, Juan Manuel Moreno, who has conveyed his condolences to the family members. “Sad and overwhelmed by the news. I am deeply sorry for the death of the Sevilla FC fans who were heading to Madrid to attend tonight’s match. I join the pain of the club and the Sevilla fans,” Moreno published.
The mayor of Morón, for his part, has announced that the town will declare a day of mourning as a “gesture of affection and support” to the family of the deceased, a “tragedy” that has shocked this municipality in the Sierra Sur of the province. . In statements to Canal Sur Radio, the councilor, a personal friend of the family of the two deceased and visibly moved, lamented that “what they wanted was to spend some time with the family watching football and this has taken away a large family.” “He has completely broken it and all of us who knew him, who are many in Morón.”
After the accidents, three of the injured were transferred to the hospital in the town of Manzanares, five to Valdepeñas and six to Ciudad Real. In total, there have been four multiple accidents that have occurred on the A-4, which has been completely closed between kilometers 211 and 214. Altogether, a total of 12 trucks, two vans and nine passenger cars have been involved. Civil Guard troops, firefighters from the Manzanares and Valdepeñas parks, five ambulances, 3 mobile ICUs and a medical helicopter are working at the scene of the events.
At the same place
These accidents occurred at the same point on the A-4 where last night a total of 13 vehicles collided – seven trailer trucks, four cars, an ambulance and a van – which resulted in a A total of 14 people were injured to various degrees and caused traffic to be cut off in the direction of Andalusia.
Of the 14 people injured, three of them women and 11 men. Of all of them, three were transferred to the hospital in the town of Manzanares, five to Valdepeñas and six to Ciudad Real.
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