The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that a drunk driver drove on the wrong side of the road in Guia Hill Tunnel and crashed into a lorry.
According to the statement, the accident took place at 5:31 a.m. yesterday, when the 29-year-old private vehicle driver drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed in to a lorry driven by a 49-year-old man.
The statement said that the lorry driver was stuck in the vehicle until firefighters arrived at the scene and helped him out. The statement pointed out that the lorry driver injured his right knee and was taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for treatment.
The statement said that the car driver’s breathalyser test showed that his alcohol concentration was 1.27 grammes of alcohol per litre of blood. The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested the drunk driver for further investigation.
The statement noted that there was an oil spill at the scene that required a cleaning company to clean it up.
This photo shows the car which was driven on the wrong side of the road by its drunken driver in Guia Hill Tunnel yesterday. The licence plate was pixelated by public broadcaster TDM. Photo courtesy of TDM
