Two hurt when two lorries and a car collided on the A-7 at Crevillente

Two trucks and a car were involved in a violent collision on the A-7 near Crevillent that left two people with minor injuries. The Guardia Civil Traffic Department has closed both lanes of traffic going to Alicante, but only one lane was closed going towards Murcia.

Traffic has been stuck in queues for miles in the Murcia direction, while the Guardia Civil had established a detour for cars using the motorway junction exit in the Alicante direction.

The collision happened close to the town of Crevillent at kilometre 529.300 of the A-7 highway at around 1:31 p.m. A truck heading towards Murcia lost control after a tyre blowout, drifting into the opposing lane and colliding with another heavy vehicle, according to preliminary information collected at the scene by the Guardia Civil Traffic Department. On the centre reservation, a car then struck one of the trucks.

Guardia Civil patrols and paramedics arrived at the scene of the collision between the three vehicles.

Traffic issues lasted until around 3:30 p.m., and the tow trucks were still waiting to remove the damaged cars and trucks.