At about 05:00 on 14 November, a lorry carrying lettuce overturned at kilometre 273.1 of the AP-7 near Mont-roig del Camp, setting off a chain of incidents on the motorway. In the queue behind it, two other lorries collided at kilometre 274, one kilometre farther north. The rear-end collision killed one driver and seriously injured another.
The Servei Català de Trànsit (SCT) director, Ramon Lamiel, said four accidents involving five lorries had left one person dead and another seriously injured. The incidents forced the northbound carriageway to close for about 10 hours. Traffic was diverted at exit 281 near Vandellòs i l’Hospitalet de l’Infant onto the A-7. The AP-7 is a major Mediterranean route linking southern Spain with the French border.
Recovery work at the first crash site required crews to unload the lettuce before removing the overturned lorry, with several cranes expected to be needed. The cargo-removal and recovery operation was expected to take about 10 hours. At the fatal collision site, the dead driver was recovered before crews began clearing the road and removing the vehicles. The injured lorry driver was taken to Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus.
A separate crash at Santa Margarida i els Monjos in Barcelona province involved a van whose driver was seriously injured and led to partial restrictions in the northbound direction. The SCT director also referred to four van collisions on the AP-7 in the weeks before his remarks. A separate road hazard report covered tyre spikes on Gran Canaria.
