València (EFE) (the one from Peñíscola) a man has died.
The road that has registered the greatest traffic intensity is the one that runs from north to south throughout the region, the AP-7, as well as the national roads 332 and 340, which provide access to the main tourist spots and have absorbed the detours from the highway when necessary.
two accidents
The day began with two accidents on the main motorways of Alicante, the one that connects with Madrid (A-31) and the one in the Mediterranean (AP-7), which have complicated traffic in full exit operation, although with a balance of only a minor injury.
The first of the accidents occurred early in the morning on the AP-7 at kilometer 625, in Benissa, due to the rear-end collision of two trucks and the overturning of one of them on the road towards Valencia. , which has also spilled fuel.
The driver was slightly injured but the rollover caused delays of up to 5 kilometers, with detours through the N-332.
At 12 noon circulation was partially reopened and it was not until 2:30 p.m. when the route was cleared.
The second accident that has slowed down circulation in Alicante occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at kilometer 221 of the A-31 highway, which connects the province with Albacete and Madrid, due to the collision of four vehicles, although without personal injury.
This multiple collision has forced the cut off of the left lane, causing delays of up to 7 kilometers.
There have also been traffic jams that have reached 3 kilometers at the height of Ondara, although they have been reduced until noon.
A deceased in Peñíscola
Around 12 noon the most serious accident of the day occurred, with the overturning of a truck on the median at kilometer 366 of the AP-7 in Peñíscola (Castellón) in which one of the two occupants was killed vehicle.
Although the accident occurred in a northerly direction, part of the fruit and vegetable merchandise that this truck was transporting has also invaded the opposite road, so that traffic to Barcelona and a lane in the Valencia direction have been completely cut off.
Detours have been established through the N-340, but at 3:00 p.m. there were still blockages of about 4 kilometers north and 2 kilometers south.
Also in the province of Castellón there has been a collision on the AP-7 in Burriana, which has made it necessary to cut the left lane and has caused delays of about 2 kilometres.
Complicated traffic on the A-3
The biggest complications in the province of Valencia have occurred on the A-3, due to the vehicles arriving from Madrid, near Riba-roja, that is, at the connection with the AP-7, the point at which the retentions have come to reach about 4 kilometers.
The General Directorate of Traffic forecasts 5,550,000 long-distance and internal journeys on the roads of the Valencian Community during the second phase of the special Easter Week traffic operation, which started this Wednesday and ends on Monday, April 10, and which It is expected to be more important than the previous phase due to the volume of vehicles along the entire road network.
In this phase, 9,400,000 long-distance journeys are expected nationwide, of which 20% correspond to the area of influence of the Community Traffic Management Center. EFE
