A crash in Torrelles de Llobregat on Saturday afternoon left one woman dead and four others injured, one critically. The number of road deaths in Catalonia during the Diada holiday period now stands at four.
The Servei Català de Trànsit said the collision occurred just after 3 p.m. at kilometer four of the BV-2005, a local road in Torrelles de Llobregat, near Barcelona. Two passenger cars collided head-on, and investigators are still determining the cause. A female passenger in one car died at the scene. Another person was seriously injured; three others sustained minor injuries.
By the end of the Diada holiday exodus, more than 541,000 vehicles had left the Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalan traffic authorities said.
Emergency services dispatched five Mossos d'Esquadra patrols and three fire brigade units to the scene. Several teams from the Sistema de Emergencias Médicas (SEM) also responded. Crews rescued the injured and secured the area while managing the aftermath. Reports from El Periódico and El Punt Avui said the response reflected the crash’s severity and the number of people involved.
The crash follows several other fatal accidents on Catalan roads since the Diada holiday began. On Thursday night, a 27-year-old woman died in a crash on the N-340 in Altafulla, Tarragona. The next day, two motorcyclists died in separate accidents, one on the N-260 in Ribera d’Urgellet (Alt Urgell) and the other on the C-59 in Caldes de Montbui (Vallès Oriental). So far this year, 94 people have died on Catalan roads.
Holiday periods in Spain, particularly around major celebrations such as the Diada, often bring heavier traffic and more accidents. Authorities regularly urge drivers to take extra care, yet the risks remain high. The BV-2005 is not among the region’s busiest roads, though accidents have occurred there before, sometimes linked to narrow lanes and limited visibility.
Before the Torrelles de Llobregat crash, official figures from Servei Català de Trànsit put Catalonia’s road death toll at 93 since the start of 2026. Three fatal accidents had already been recorded during the opening phase of the Diada holiday operation.
Servei Català de Trànsit
As the Diada holiday ends, the recent crashes have drawn attention to the risks drivers face on regional roads. Emergency services in Torrelles de Llobregat responded quickly, but the rising casualty toll points to ongoing road safety concerns and gaps in driver awareness. Holiday travel in Catalonia continues to take a heavy toll on families.
