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Two Andorran motorcyclists injured in collisions with Spanish‑plated cars

Two evening crashes on Saturday left both riders with minor injuries; a separate single‑vehicle incident later injured another driver.

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Key Points

  • Two collisions involved Spanish‑plated cars and Andorran motorcycles on Saturday evening in Andorra la Vella and Encamp.
  • Riders were a person under 17 and a 43‑year‑old woman; both sustained minor injuries and were attended by emergency services.
  • The two motorcycle collisions occurred about 16 minutes apart during heavy traffic.
  • A separate single‑vehicle crash at 21:20 in Sant Julià de Lòria injured a 63‑year‑old male driver.

Two motorcyclists who reside in Andorra suffered minor injuries in separate collisions with cars registered in Spain on Saturday evening.

The first crash occurred at 20:37 on the CG‑1 at kilometre 0.3, by the Josep Escaler roundabout on Avinguda Tarrafona in Andorra la Vella. A car with Spanish plates collided with a motorcycle registered in Andorra; the rider, a person under 17, was injured and attended by emergency services.

About 16 minutes later, at 20:53, police received a report of a second collision on Avinguda Joan Martí at number 11 in Encamp, close to the River roundabout. That incident also involved a Spanish‑plated car and an Andorran motorcycle; the rider, a 43‑year‑old woman, sustained minor injuries.

Authorities said the two accidents happened within a short interval during a period of heavy traffic. Both riders’ injuries were described as minor.

Police also reported a third, separate incident at 21:20 on the Aixirivall road in Sant Julià de Lòria, in which a 63‑year‑old man driving an Andorran‑registered car left the road and was injured; no other vehicle was involved.

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