“It is confirmed that a young man died on the Nova Pedregal road, at the Garachico site in Câmara de Lobos.” Said a volunteer fire fighter from Câmara de Lobos. According to this source, the young man was a resident of the area and was 19 years old.

“Despite the health care efforts, it was not possible to save him because of the severity of the injuries he suffered” he explained.

On Monday night another accident on Til Street in Funchal at 9.45pm severely injured a 17 year old man who was referred to Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital.

The young man was assisted by the Portuguese Red Cross. The Rapid Intervention Medical Tea, and the Public Security Police took care of the incident.