At 23:29 on 20 September 2026, an SUV overturned on Avenida Aeropuerto Reina Sofía in the municipal area of Granadilla de Abona after leaving the road following a collision. The emergency coordination centre CECOES 112 of the Gobierno de Canarias received the report and alerted the relevant emergency services.
According to the regional government, personnel from the Consorcio de Bomberos de Tenerife secured the crashed vehicle and freed the driver, who was alone in the vehicle, from the interior. The Servicio de Urgencias Canario (SUC) provided initial medical care. The Guardia Civil managed traffic and began the accident investigation.
The person involved, a 39-year-old man, was initially assessed as having multiple contusions and injuries of moderate severity. Medical staff stabilised him at the scene and then transferred him by advanced life-support ambulance to Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria. This assessment is based on the SUC’s initial diagnosis; the statement gave no further clinical findings or information on his current condition.
Regarding the emergency response, the coordination centre said that, in addition to the ambulance mentioned, a second basic life-support ambulance and a medical team from the Centro de Salud de San Isidro were dispatched to the scene. Firefighters carried out technical rescue operations to gain access to the passenger compartment. The Guardia Civil prepared the police report. The official information gives no details about the cause of the accident and no indication of alcohol or drug use.
Avenida Aeropuerto Reina Sofía is a major access road to Tenerife Sur. On busy island access roads, single-vehicle rollovers are among the recurring incidents attended by firefighters, emergency medical services and police. Rapid coordination between CECOES 112, the Consorcio de Bomberos de Tenerife, the Servicio de Urgencias Canario and the Guardia Civil is considered crucial to caring for those injured.
The facts and quotations given here are taken from the official statement issued by the Gobierno de Canarias on 21 September 2026. The Guardia Civil is investigating the cause of the accident; no findings were available at the time of publication.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).