Pedestrian Hit by Car in Andorra la Vella, Causing Major Delays
A 42-year-old suffered injuries at a busy midday intersection, with firefighters providing aid and police diverting traffic for over 30 minutes. The week saw additional pedestrian strikes, a motorcycle crash, and a mysterious nighttime fall.
Key Points
- 42-year-old pedestrian hit by car at Riberaygua-Joan Maragall intersection in Andorra la Vella, causing 30+ min delays.
- Firefighters treated victim on-site before hospital transfer; police diverted traffic.
- Week's other incidents: pedestrian strikes on Meritxell and Consell de la Terra, motorcycle crash on CG-2, mysterious nighttime fall.
A 42-year-old pedestrian suffered injuries after being struck by a Spanish-registered car at the intersection of Riberaygua and Joan Maragall streets in Andorra la Vella's Prada Ramon district shortly after 1 p.m. during a busy midday hour.
Local traffic police arrived first, alerting firefighters who provided on-site treatment before transferring the individual to hospital. Officers set up diversions to manage flow, resulting in more than 30 minutes of delays while responders attended to the scene and completed procedures. Reports have differed on the pedestrian's gender, with some outlets describing the victim as a woman and others as a man; no further updates on condition or driver details are available.
Separate incidents marked the week. On Tuesday around 5 p.m., a 52-year-old man sustained minor injuries when hit by an Andorran-plated car at a pedestrian crossing on Avinguda Meritxell, near the Pyrénées shopping centre and Hotel Pyrénées. Police and a firefighters' ambulance responded, transporting him to hospital.
Earlier that afternoon at 4:15 p.m., a motorcycle and car collided at the CG-2 roundabout leading to Carrer Mirador d'Encamp, causing material damage and significant northbound tailbacks on the Encamp variant but no injuries.
On Wednesday afternoon around 5:45 p.m., another pedestrian was struck by a Mercedes with Andorran plates on Avinguda Consell de la Terra in Escaldes-Engordany, behind Illa Carlemany centre. Two police patrols—one from citizen safety and one from road safety—attended, alongside SUM ambulance and traffic agents who cordoned the area and closed the street amid queues. The pedestrian's condition remains undisclosed.
In an unrelated nighttime event Monday around 11:45 p.m., a 25-year-old local man was found semi-conscious with head and facial injuries near the Pobladó road after apparently falling alone. A routine police patrol discovered him, prompting SUM and firefighters' ambulances plus traffic agents, who closed the central northbound lane. He received emergency care overnight and was discharged Tuesday morning after tests ruled out serious harm. The cause of his fall is unclear.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- Altaveu•
Ferit un home de 42 anys en un atropellament a Prada Ramon
- Altaveu•
Ferida una dona de 42 anys en un atropellament a Prada Ramon
- Altaveu•
Possible atropellament a tocar de l'Illa Carlemany mobilitza diversos cossos d'emergència
- Diari d'Andorra•
Atropellat un vianant a l'avinguda Consell de la Terra
- Diari d'Andorra•
Un home resulta ferit lleu en ser atropellat en un pas de vianants a Meritxell
- Altaveu•
Un home, ferit en ser atropellat a un pas de vianants de l'avinguda Mertixell
- Altaveu•
Jove de 25 anys perd l'equilibri tot sol a la zona del vial del Pobladó i s'obre el cap