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Baby Critically Injured in AP-7 Rollover Near L'Ampolla

Emergency crews airlifted the infant to Sant Joan de Déu following a pre‑8 a.m. crash at kilometer 308.

Overview

  • Authorities say the car left the roadway and overturned on the southbound AP-7 near L'Ampolla minutes before 8 a.m., and the causes are under investigation.
  • The Catalan medical service (SEM) deployed four ambulances and a medical helicopter, which transported the baby to Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Esplugues.
  • Another minor and three adults suffered less serious injuries and were taken by ambulance to Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII in Tarragona and Hospital Verge de la Cinta in Tortosa.
  • Firefighters from the Generalitat sent three crews, disconnected the vehicle's batteries, and cleared the carriageway after receiving the alert at 7:59 a.m.
  • Separately the same day, the traffic service reported a motorcyclist died in a single-vehicle crash on the N-340 near Subirats, bringing the year’s road deaths in Catalonia to 122, including 38 motorcyclists.