Two dead in a head-on collision in Poblenou: one of the cars was fleeing the police driving in the wrong direction
The driver of the reckless vehicle and the driver of a car that was stopped at a traffic light have lost their lives; the passenger of the second is seriously injured but stable.
BarcelonaTwo men have died in a tragic road accident this Sunday morning in Barcelona. According to police sources, a vehicle fleeing the police in the wrong direction collided head-on with another car that was stopped at a traffic light. Both the driver of the recklessly driven car and the driver of the stopped vehicle lost their lives in the accident. The passenger of the second car was also injured and was transferred in serious condition to the Hospital del Mar, where she has been stabilized. Her life is not in danger.
The events took place at the intersection of Pallars and Fluvià streets, in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona. According to police sources, the Mossos d'Esquadra had received a report of a vehicle driving recklessly in the area. The driver was mounting sidewalks, skidding, and driving at a speed far exceeding the limit. Previously, he had been expelled from an establishment due to his behavior.
When the Mossos located him, a pursuit began, but the vehicle managed to escape. During the escape, it entered the oncoming lane and collided head-on with the car that was stopped at a traffic light. The Barcelona Firefighters carried out the extrication of the three affected individuals: the two fatalities and the seriously injured person.
In a post on X, the Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon, indicated that, according to initial information, the driver who caused the crash was driving under the influence of drugs. In fact, the canine unit of the Guardia Urbana traveled to the scene of the accident to inspect the vehicle.
The Guàrdia Urbana has opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the accident. For its part, the Medical Emergency System (SEM) has activated eight ambulances to attend to those affected.
Eight victims in the city
With these two fatal victims, eight people have now lost their lives in traffic accidents in Barcelona this year. In a statement, Barcelona City Council has extended its condolences to the victims' families and friends.
The president of Junts in Barcelona City Council, Jordi Martí, stated that the two deaths in the accident on Pallars street this Sunday "confirm the degradation of coexistence and safety" in the city. "We are reaching very worrying extremes. Every day, criminal acts of great impact and severity occur," he expressed in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding that it is necessary to "expel these people" from the lives of Barcelonians.