Two people died in a road accident on the CV-11 near San Rafael del Río in the province of Castellón on Thursday, 13 August 2026. According to consistent reports from the Centro de Información y Coordinación de Urgencias (CICU) and the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos , the victims were the two occupants of a car. One of them was a 72-year-old woman; the authorities initially gave no details about the age of the second victim. The collision happened in the morning.
According to the authorities, the car and a lorry collided on the CV-11. Both car occupants died of their injuries at the scene. The lorry driver, a 37-year-old man, was treated by a team from the Soporte Vital Básico for an acute anxiety episode; he subsequently declined transport to hospital.
Crews from the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos at the Baix Maestrat station attended to carry out rescue and safety work. Additional support arrived from Ulldecona . The emergency crews secured the accident scene, coordinated initial medical care and carried out recovery work. Traffic restrictions were in place on the CV-11 during the operation.
The relevant authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the accident. There was initially no reliable information about possible contributing factors such as speed or road and weather conditions. On Thursday, the authorities made no statements about liability or any possible breaches of traffic regulations.
Facts established: Confirmed details include the time of the accident, in the morning of 13 August 2026; the location on the CV-11 near San Rafael del Río (province of Castellón); the number of fatalities and their status as occupants of the car; the age of one of the deceased (72); and the medical treatment of the 37-year-old lorry driver by the Soporte Vital Básico. The response by the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos from the Baix Maestrat station, with support from Ulldecona, is also confirmed.
Attribution: All the details given come from statements by the Centro de Información y Coordinación de Urgencias (CICU) and the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos. No forecasts are available about the further course of the investigation or possible consequences under traffic law.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).