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Man dies in truck collision that closes AP-9 near Caldas de Reis
A 51-year-old man from Vilagarcía de Arousa died in a collision on the AP-9 motorway in Galicia, north-western Spain.
The crash happened at about 2:30 p.m.
near Caldas de Reis, on the road towards Vigo.
His van collided with a truck at kilometre 107; one account says the van had stopped on the hard shoulder.
The van overturned, and the truck came to rest across the road; the truck driver was uninjured.
Emergency crews freed the man from the van, but he died at the scene.
The motorway was closed towards Vigo, and traffic was diverted via Padrón, causing long queues.
The closure followed another crash near Caldas earlier that day, which had caused delays but no injuries.
A 51-year-old man from Vilagarcía de Arousa died in a collision involving a truck and another vehicle on the AP-9 near Caldas de Reis.
The crash happened at kilometre 107, in the direction of Vigo, at about 14:30 on Tuesday.
The driver of the other vehicle was trapped and died at the scene; the truck driver was uninjured.
The truck came to rest across the road, and debris led authorities to close the AP-9 in the direction of Vigo.
Traffic was diverted at Padrón, and the closure caused long queues.
- Who
- A 51-year-old man from Vilagarcía de Arousa died. The truck driver was uninjured.
- What
- A truck collided with another vehicle, killing its driver and forcing the closure of the AP-9.
- When
- About 14:30 on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
- Where
- Kilometre 107 of the AP-9 near Caldas de Reis, in the direction of Vigo.
- Why
- The collision involved a truck and another vehicle. The sources do not state what caused it.
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An earlier collision at kilometre 109 near Caldas caused a brief lane closure and delays; no one was injured.
A truck and another vehicle collided at kilometre 107 near Caldas de Reis, and the other vehicle’s driver died.
Authorities closed the AP-9 in the direction of Vigo and directed traffic off the motorway at Padrón.
- Fatality
- A 51-year-old man from Vilagarcía de Arousa
- Location
- Kilometre 107 of the AP-9 near Caldas de Reis
- Direction
- Vigo
- Time
- About 14:30 on 20 October 2026
- Diversion
- Padrón exit, with traffic redirected onto the N-550
- Truck driver
- Uninjured