Motorist airlifted after driving off mountain road
A motorist who was injured after driving off a mountain road and falling some 50 m (165 ft).
Spain’s Emergencias 112 de Castilla León has reported on an air medical mission to airlift a motorist who was injured after driving off a mountain road and falling some 50 m (165 ft). The accident took place on the N-502 road near Puerto del Pico in the municipality of Villarejo del Valle. The 112 operations room notified the Guardia Civil, the Ávila Fire Department and Emergencias Sanitarias – Sacyl, which dispatched a helicopter with two Protección Civil rescuers onboard.
After arriving at the scene, the pilot brought the helicopter as close as possible to the injured driver, making a one-skid hover landing to allow the rescuers to disembark. After receiving treatment, the motorist was hoisted to the helicopter and transferred to the Puerto del Pico helipad. Waiting medical personnel then transferred the man to a health facility in Salamanca.
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