Sieben Verletzte bei Busunglück in Lissabon

Seven people, including a six-month-old baby, have been injured today following a road accident in Lisbon, which involved a Carris bus and three light vehicles.

The severity of the injuries have not yet been reported by sources from the Bombeiros in Lisbon but the same source told Lusa news agency that a 28-year-old woman and a six-month-old baby were taken to the Hospital de Santa Maria and two men aged 32 and 54 were transported to the São Francisco Xavier Hospital.

The accident occurred at 15:40, at Arco do Carvalhão street, intersection with Campolide street, in Lisbon, and “it involved a Carris bus and three light vehicles”, the same source said, adding that work is still going on at the site, so there may be a need to transport more injured people to hospital units.

“Right now, traffic is effected in the area,” said a source from the Firefighters Regiment, without having information on the causes of the accident.