A new accident occurred inside a variant of the N-332 road, shortly before mid afternoon. The incident took place around 14:35 on the Torrevieja ring road near Nations Park. Two passenger vehicles and a motorcycle were involved, and one of the cars caught fire. Responders quickly arrived, securing the scene and tending to those affected.
The Emergency Coordination Center, CICU, reported that the SAMU medical team treated four people at the scene for varying degrees of bruising and minor injuries. Those four men, aged between 32 and 60, were then transported to Torrevieja University Hospital. Later in the afternoon, hospital sources updated that the transported individuals had serious injuries and were admitted with a prognosis that suggested serious outcomes would require ongoing medical monitoring.
Possible error
Early details indicated a head-on collision with a vehicle traveling toward another direction. One vehicle was moving toward Orihuela Costa and another toward Alicante. The newspaper confirms that many drivers could misjudge the road layout, especially on a two-lane road with a concrete median separating traffic for access to a commercial area, causing vehicles to stray into the opposite lane. One occupant of the vehicle that caught fire was rescued from the flames by a fellow motorist who acted quickly.
firefighters
All available units from the Torrevieja Fire Department, located just a short distance from the crash, arrived at the scene promptly. The responders verified that the people in the burning vehicle were not trapped and confirmed there were no occupants remaining in the other vehicle. The flames were then brought under control, and the burning vehicle was extinguished.
The stretch where the accident occurred features continuous double lines and single lanes in each direction, a layout that has contributed to a string of traffic incidents along this part of the ring road. Several crashes in recent years have involved fatalities, including a noteworthy incident on September 2 that highlighted the dangers of this section.
Photograph captions noted one of the vehicles involved in the N-332 variant, with the scene captured by a local photographer. The image underscores the scale of the disruption and the severity of the collision.
The incident this Wednesday created a significant delay in access to Torrevieja. Traffic along CV-905 was slowed for more than two hours as police patrols managed the flow. Civil Guard and local police reported a collapse around Nations Park and the surrounding commercial area, prompting detours and heavy congestion for nearby residents and travelers.
In the broader pattern, this marks the third serious accident in the last three months on this same portion of the N-332, prompting calls for renewed safety measures and better traffic management in this high-traffic corridor. Authorities continue to investigate the incident to determine contributing factors and to assess any possible steps to mitigate future crashes.