A lorry driver has died and the AP-7 motorway is closed towards Barcelona at Mont-roig del Camp after two crashes early on Saturday 14th November. A third crash has restricted the same direction farther north, causing serious disruption for drivers travelling towards the city.

Ramon Lamiel, director of the Servei Català de Trànsit (SCT), Catalonia’s traffic authority, told radio station RAC1 that the Mont-roig section would not be able to reopen for at least about 10 hours because of the difficulty of removing the lorries. His estimate was reported at 08:59.

Drivers heading north must leave the motorway at exit 281 near Vandellòs i l’Hospitalet de l’Infant and follow the diversion. At Santa Margarida i els Monjos, in the Barcelona province, traffic towards the metropolitan area is restricted after a separate collision.

Two crashes close the AP-7 at Mont-roig

The two incidents at Mont-roig del Camp, in the Tarragona area, occurred less than a kilometre apart, according to the traffic authority and reports of Lamiel’s comments:

  • At kilometre 273.1, a lorry carrying lettuces overturned on the carriageway.
  • Shortly afterwards, at kilometre 274, two other lorries were involved in a rear-end collision. One of their drivers died.

The SCT reported the death following the second crash. The motorway has been completely closed in the Barcelona-bound direction at Mont-roig since early morning.

Lamiel’s estimate concerns the time needed to remove the heavy vehicles and restore traffic. It is not a confirmed reopening time.

Separate collision restricts traffic farther north

At Santa Margarida i els Monjos, in the Alt Penedès area, a lorry and a van collided on the northbound stretch. The crash has left only one lane available towards the Barcelona metropolitan area, according to the initial report.

The three incidents involved four lorries and a van in total. For the full closure at Mont-roig, the SCT has directed vehicles off the AP-7 at exit 281 to continue via the A-7 before rejoining the motorway farther along.

Sources: Metrópoli Abierta (CA), Metrópoli, El País, catalunyapress.cat.