A 36-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a sideswipe collision with a car on the M-30 in Madrid in the early hours of Wednesday. According to Emergencias Madrid the accident happened shortly before midnight on the outer carriageway of the ring road, near Kilometre 7.9 in the district of Moratalaz.
Emergency services from the SAMUR‑Protección Civil treated the woman at the scene. The collision threw her several metres, and emergency responders suspected a possible spinal cord injury. She was then taken by ambulance to Hospital Gregorio Marañón . No information on the injured woman’s current condition was initially available.
The Policía Municipal was at the scene, investigated the accident and drew up the report. According to the authorities, officers escorted the ambulance to the hospital to facilitate the journey. It was initially unclear whether anyone else was involved or injured.
No confirmed information on the precise cause of the accident was available early on Wednesday morning. The authorities made no comment on possible speeding, technical faults or driving errors. The Policía Municipal is investigating to establish what happened.
The M-30 is Madrid’s inner ring road and one of the city’s busiest traffic routes. Accidents on the outer carriageway regularly cause disruption there. No specific information was initially provided about the traffic impact of this incident.
The information now released is based on statements from Emergencias Madrid and the municipal emergency service SAMUR‑Protección Civil. The spinal cord injury initially suspected by emergency responders had not been independently medically confirmed. The authorities had not yet released further details about the car involved or its driver.
The accident took place at kilometre 7.9 on the outer carriageway, in the Moratalaz district. The police investigation at the scene and the formal report will provide the basis for further inquiries into the cause, responsibility and possible consequences for those involved.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).