Collision leaves five seriously injured, two of whom are children

A collision between two light vehicles resulted in five serious injuries, including two young children, a source from the Douro Sub-Regional Command confirmed to VTM.

These latest victims, aged around 2, were transported by INEM helicopter to São João Hospital in Porto.

The remaining three injured, two men aged 31 and 48 and a woman aged 30, were taken to the hospital in Bragança, said a source from the Torre de Moncorvo Volunteer Firefighters.

The collision occurred at 3:50 pm, and the road is still closed in the parish of Foz do Sabor, in both directions.

At the scene were 35 firefighters from Torre de Moncorvo and other corporations, from the VMER of Bragança, the SIV of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Mirandela and Foz Côa, and the GNR, supported by 13 vehicles, in addition to the INEM helicopter stationed in Macedo de Cavaleiros.

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