Overview

• A collision at kilometer 181 of the N-310 near Sisante resulted in five deaths, including three children aged eight months, two and four years.
• The Ayuntamiento de Villanueva de la Jara has declared three days of official mourning with flags at half-mast and suspended all municipal activities.
• The Guardia Civil’s atestados unit is probing a possible sun-glare-induced overtaking maneuver after one vehicle crossed into the opposite lane.
• Four injured survivors—three men and one woman aged 26 to 40—were airlifted to hospitals in Albacete and Villarrobledo, where the parents of the deceased children remain in reserved condition.
• Rescue operations involved Guardia Civil traffic agents, two medical helicopters, ambulances, a UVI unit and firefighters who freed trapped occupants and provided urgent medical care.