Overview
- Traffic authority SCT confirmed one driver dead and another seriously injured following the early‑morning collision near L’Aldea.
- Two of the heavy vehicles caught fire before firefighters extinguished the blazes and heavy machinery began clearing extensive debris and a damaged median.
- The motorway was closed in both directions with mandatory diversions via the N‑340 at exits near L’Ampolla and L’Aldea, with normal traffic flow reported later in the afternoon.
- Separate DGT updates showed more than 66 kilometres of peak‑hour delays around Valencia on Tuesday, compounding regional congestion.
- Transport associations renewed calls for a third lane on the Tarragona stretch as SCT prepares urgent measures, including lower speed limits, to curb crashes.