Slippery Cobblestones Prompt Calls for Safer Hospital Access in Escaldes-Engordany
Hospital users in Escaldes-Engordany demand grip improvements on wet cobblestones leading to Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital elevator after.
Key Points
- Smooth flat stones on pavement from Avinguda Fiter i Rossell become slippery when wet.
- Several people skidded on Friday morning and afternoon due to thin moisture layer.
- Issue unrelated to prior Thursday incident; no injuries reported.
- Urgent calls for surface grip enhancements at key hospital access point.
Hospital users in Escaldes-Engordany are calling for special treatment on the pavement leading to the hospital's elevator from Avinguda Fiter i Rossell, after several slips occurred due to slippery cobblestones.
The area features smooth, flat stones that become hazardous when wet, even without significant ice buildup. Witnesses and those affected emphasised that the issue is unrelated to Thursday's incident, but a thin layer of moisture on the sidewalk caused multiple people to skid on Friday morning and into the afternoon.
People who slipped or observed the falls urged authorities to apply measures improving surface grip. No injuries were reported in the accounts, though the persistent slipperiness has heightened concerns at this key access point to the Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital centre.
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