A man has been killed this morning on the C-58 motorway as it passes through Tarrasa, reported Sergei Catalo. The accident occurred at 6.24 hours at kilometer 17 of the aforementioned motorway, which links Barcelona in Sabadell and Tarrasa.
The accident occurred in the direction of Tarrasa, for reasons that have not transpired, the pedestrian walked on the highway has been hit by a tourist, whose driver has been unharmed.
The deceased is J. G. M., 58 years old and resident in Barcelona. According to SCT sources, he was run over when his vehicle broke down and got out of the car to ask for help, at which point he was hit by another car. Apparently, the deceased was not wearing the reflective vest.
Seven kilometers of the tail
The event has caused the cutting of a lane of the C-58 which has originated queues of up to seven kilometers in the north.
17 pedestrians killed on roads
With this mortal victim, there are 182 people who died this year in 2018, many more than those recorded all the previous year. This exercise has been especially dramatic in terms of the number of pedestrians killed by running over roads or motorways in Catalonia (17), according to SCT sources. This figure triples the number of people hit in the last year (5).
The number of deaths in recent years has been oscillating, but this is touching the record. This is the number of people hit and killed in recent years: 2010 (18 deceased), 2011 (9), 2012 (18), 2013 (17), 2014 (9), 2015 (15), 2016 (10), 2017 (5) and 2018 (17, until today)
Pedestrian traffic on a motorway is not allowed. In the event that a driver or passenger must leave the vehicle on a fast track, it is mandatory to put on a reflective vest and it is advisable to stand outside the road and the shoulder.
Especially at night
Oscar Legate, the coordinator of Road Safety and Mobility of the SCT, has confirmed to this day a high number of fatal abuses recorded this year on Catalan roads. "It is very difficult to know why it is happening, for now, we know that the vast majority of abuses occur at night (81%) and that 3 of the 17 victims this year are older than 75 years," said this expert.
A large number of abuses this year have led the SCT to develop two videos with tips to avoid them. "It's about never walking on a road unless it's essential, and in that case, you always have to wear a reflective clothing with reflective material off the road and even on the shoulder and always facing the vehicles to be able to foresee any reaction from the road, " Legate explained.
The person in charge of Road Safety advises in the event of a breakdown on a highway or motorway or stay inside the vehicle with the safety belt on while waiting for help or in case of leaving the car, stand outside the road and on the shoulder, behind of the fence.
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