One dead in motorcycle accident in São Miguel

A collision between two motorcycles in the village of Água de Pau, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the Azorean island of São Miguel, left one person dead and two injured this Sunday, according to a firefighter source.

The fatal victim, a man whose death was confirmed at the scene, was the driver of one of the motorcycles involved in the accident, the commander of the Vila Franca do Campo Volunteer Fire Department, Tiago Santos, told Lusa news agency.

The injured, a man and a woman, were transported by firefighters to the emergency room at the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, in Ponta Delgada, he added.

The accident occurred on the expressway, in the direction of Ponta Delgada — Lagoa, at the exit that gives access to Pisão.

The alert for the incident was given to firefighters at 10:16 am local time (one hour more in Lisbon).

The circumstances surrounding the accident are being investigated by police authorities. "I was told that the two motorcycles were traveling in the same direction. Something must have happened, and they collided, and then both ended up skidding off the road," said the commander of the Vila Franca do Campo Volunteer Fire Department.

Members of the Volunteer Fire Department of Vila Franca do Campo and Ponta Delgada, as well as the PSP, were present at the scene.