One seriously injured and four with minor injuries in collision between two cars on FV-2 near Tarajalejo

Five people were injured, one of them seriously, when two cars collided on Sunday, 16 August, on the FV-2. The crash happened on the stretch just past the petrol station in the direction of Tarajalejo, in the municipality of Tuineje.

The accident occurred at 15:24, when the Canary Islands Government’s Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES) 112 received the alert and dispatched the medical and emergency services needed to assist those involved.

43-year-old man taken to hospital in a serious condition

The most seriously injured person was a 43-year-old man who had sustained serious abdominal injuries. After being stabilised at the scene, he was taken by an advanced life support ambulance from the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) to Fuerteventura General Hospital.

Medical personnel initially assessed his condition as serious, barring any complications.

Two children among those injured

Four other people sustained minor injuries, including two children.

Those injured were another 43-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman and two children aged 9 and 3. They were taken by basic life support ambulances to Gran Tarajal Health Centre for medical treatment.

Major emergency response

The SUC sent an advanced life support ambulance and two basic life support ambulances to the scene. Civil Guard officers also attended, managing traffic and conducting enquiries to establish the cause of the accident.

Traffic on the FV-2 was affected while emergency crews assisted the injured and removed the vehicles involved.