Accident involving an all-terrain vehicle results in seven injuries in Ponta do Pargo

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

An off-road tourist vehicle crash resulted in seven injuries at Pedregal, in Ponta do Pargo, this afternoon.

According to what was possible to ascertain from the president of the Regional Civil Protection Service, Richard Marques, five people have minor injuries and the remaining two have serious injuries.

DIÁRIO reported that the vehicle is in an inaccessible area, so the rescue is being carried out using ropes. The helicopter was also called. 

There are 14 vehicles and 46 operational personnel on site, including the Calheta Volunteer Firefighters, Funchal Firefighters (who went with an ambulance), the Regional Medical Emergency Service (SEMER), the Portuguese Red Cross, as well as the Public Security Police. 

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8 Responses

  1. Well more than obvious that trail and terrain is too narrow for any type of vehicle that happens also where in Sintra the same thing . There are some lazy tourists that instead of hiking go in jeeps and other cars and at the same time these same cars destroy the trails and damage the environment and control should be enforced to stop excess cars in certain areas . Lets hope these people can recovery without any long term problems

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    1. Are you blaming the tourists again? Is it truly the tourist’s fault? No. It’s the local resident tour guide that charges the tourist and drives them on the trails. Stop blaming everyone but those responsible.

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        I didn’t said that read again my comment was about the narrow trail and the jeeps and other cars shouldn’t go there accidents will happen in that type of terrain

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        1. Did you not say “there are some lazy tourists that instead of hiking go in jeeps and other cars” and that the cars and jeeps destroy trails and damage the environment? You didn’t say that above ?

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  2. I live near one of the regular routes of such vehicles. I am amazed at how companies hire inexperienced drivers who drive deliberately fast to increase the adrenaline and “experience” of passengers. They use vehicles that have long since ceased to meet safety standards and leave passengers standing in the sunroof. By driving fast in muddy terrain, they drastically contribute to erosion. I wrote a request to the IFCN twice two years ago, drawing attention to the problem and the necessary regulation, I have not received a response to this day. As always, money comes first.

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  5. Did about 8000km in 2 years on all those trails on my SXS. You must really suck at driving to go off the road like this.

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