Five Police Officers Killed in Horror Lorry Collision on Northern Spain Motorway
The officers were traveling to training when their van collided with a tanker lorry, in what authorities called the province’s deadliest road crash this century.
- On Wednesday, five officers from the Navarrese Chartered Police died when their van collided with a tanker lorry on the AP-8 motorway in Elgoibar while traveling toward Bilbao.
- The victims, members of the Central Intervention Brigade and Special Intervention Group, were traveling to Iurreta for training exercises organized by the Ertzaintza; the incident marks the deadliest traffic collision in the province this century.
- Eyewitnesses reported the van veered off the road at the Maltzaga junction, becoming stranded sideways across the motorway. "The van was left stranded across the lane and the lorry ploughed into it," witnesses told local media.
- The Government of Navarre expressed "profound pain and dismay" over the tragedy, announcing formal tributes. A government spokesperson explained that institutions, including King Felipe, are "collaborating and providing all necessary support" to families.
- Emergency crews, including the Ertzaintza and local fire stations, responded to the scene, closing the motorway in both directions. Bidegi, the Gipuzkoa Infrastructure Agency, expects the closure to remain until the lorry is recovered tonight.
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Five regional police officers from Navarre (Spain) were killed in a road accident on Wednesday, 3 June, and their vehicle was violently hit by a tank truck.
A road accident claimed the lives of five Navarre police officers on the AP-8 motorway near Elgoibar. An investigation must clarify the causes of the tragedy.
Five police officers have been killed in a traffic accident in northern Spain. Their minibus collided with a tanker truck on the AP-8 motorway in the Basque Country, near Elgoibar in the province of Gipuzkoa. This was announced by the Basque regional government.
A tragic traffic accident shocked northern Spain this Wednesday, after five officers of the Foral Police of Navarra (a regional security corporation) lost their lives instantly. The accident occurred around 9:15 a.m. on the AP-8 highway, one of the main roads connecting the area to the city of Bilbao. According to the first investigations by the Basque autonomous police (Ertzaintza), the five uniformed men — all men between 35 and 56 years of ag…
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