British woman, 83, is killed in horror car crash on the Algarve that claimed three lives and left her husband, 84, with minor injuries
- The four-vehicle crash took place on A22 motorway near Boliqueime, Portugal
- Woman’s husband, 84, also involved in the accident but his injuries not serious
- Two others killed in the crash were a local woman, 56, and a seven-year-old boy
A British woman has died in a horror car crash in the Algarve which claimed three lives and left eight injured including three children.
The woman’s husband, 84, was also hurt in the smash between four vehicles, one a police car, although his injuries were not said to be serious.
The accident took place just before 4pm on Tuesday on the A22 motorway near the village of Boliqueime. Part of the road around the accident, in the direction of Faro, was closed for three hours after the incident.
The British woman killed in the crash was initially described as a 60-year-old, but was confirmed late on Tuesday night to be an 83-year-old.
Emergency services work at the scene on the A22 near Boliqueime, Portugal after a four-vehicle crash on Tuesday
Three people, including an 83-year-old British woman, were killed in the crash which took place at 4pm on Tuesday
It is not yet clear whether she and her 84-year-old husband, who survived the crash with only minor injuries, lived in the area or were on holiday.
The two other people killed in the accident were a 56-year-old woman, believed to live locally, and a seven-year-old boy who were travelling in the same car.
A two-year-old boy was seriously injured. Another two children, one a nine-month-old baby, suffered minor injuries.
Initial reports said a van carrying tourists to Faro Airport was among the vehicles damaged, although officials have yet to confirm this and none of the occupants are believed to be British.
The two other people killed were a 56-year-old woman, believed to live locally, and a seven-year-old boy who were travelling in the same car
Emergency services recover a vehicle from the side of the motorway after the accident
A witness told Correio da Manha that the fourth vehicle involved in the accident crashed into the other three at speed as they were stationary on the dual carriageway.
Pictures from the scene showed a white car with its rear end smashed in and its tyres blown out with a child’s pushchair on the road beside it. Another car was so badly damaged that the area where the front two seats should be was just a twisted mangle of metal.
Firefighters put a huge sheet over another badly-damaged vehicle so they could cut out one of the victims who was trapped inside.
It was not immediately clear this morning how the accident had happened.
The British husband and wife have not been named.
A child’s pushchair was seen on the side of the road next to a white car which had its rear end smashed in