Briefing
On 9 October 2026, a serious pile-up took place on the Autovía A-62 near Tordesillas (province of Valladolid). According to the Centro de Emergencias 112 de Castilla y León, the accident occurred at 11:27 at kilometre 143 heading towards Salamanca. Media reports said that three lorries and two cars were involved. Medical staff at the scene confirmed that a man had died; several other people were injured, some trapped in their vehicles.
The 112 emergency service alerted the Guardia Civil de Tráfico, with Bomberos de la Diputación de Valladolid as well as the medical services of Emergencias Sanitarias (SACYL). According to official reports, SACYL deployed two medical helicopters, a mobile intensive care unit (UVI móvil), a medical team from Tordesillas and several basic life support ambulances to treat the injured and transport them to nearby hospitals. A boy aged about ten was taken by ambulance under medical supervision to the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid .
Firefighters carried out technical rescue work to free people trapped in the vehicles. The Guardia Civil de Tráfico has begun investigating the cause of the accident; initial reports describe a pile-up, but the precise sequence of events has not yet been established. Possible causes, including insufficient following distance, speed, visibility and any roadworks, will be examined as part of the investigation.
The A-62 towards Salamanca was closed for a time; queues formed and traffic was severely disrupted until debris had been cleared and the vehicles recovered. The emergency services said they would release further verified information on identities, the severity of injuries and the cause of the accident once the initial response was complete.
Note: media reports of the number of casualties varied in the short term; this account is based on information from the Centro de Emergencias 112 de Castilla y León and local emergency service reports, which confirm that a man died and several people were injured.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).