This Thursday night a multiple outrage took place next to the RCDE Stadium, in Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona)shortly before starting the game between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona. Next, we review the Keys of this event.
The event
The incident took place at 21:02 hours in the Avenida del Baix Llobregat of Cornellà, in front of RCDE Stadium. At that time, according to police sources, the driver of a white Peugeot ran over 16 peoplewhich were injured from diverse consideration.
Reason for the accident
He reason whereby the driver He accelerated and ran over Fans are not still clear. For now, the Mossos d'Esquadra They point out that the driver, a 34 -year -old woman, had accessed this street with the car, who was openbut full of fans who headed to the stadium on the occasion of the Barcelona derby. When accessing the massive road with your vehicle, Fans would have surrounded and incrediblewhich could have caused women to alter and accelerate.
The head of the South Metropolitan Region of the Mossos d'Esquadra, the commissioner Eduard Sallenthe has declared that it could have been that the driver who ran would have felt “harassed” by football fans, who before the outrage were shaking the car and throwing objects that caused damage to the vehicle.
In any case, the police command has stressed that the Mossos hypothesis is that the incident was “fortuitous”and has also ruled out an error in the security device, since The street was open. “It was nine o'clock at night and the access of field fans should be facilitated. It is not an extraordinary situation, but it is that the driver has accelerated,” he added in statements to the media after the accident.
The Research Unit of the Cornellà de Llobregat Police Station of the Mossos d'Esquadra has taken care of the investigationwhich remains open, and has opened proceedings to clarify the causes of the fact.
Balance of injured
According to the last balance of injured, a total of 17 people were injuredand four of them are still admitted to different hospital centers. One of them is a 41 -year -old man who is In the UCI in serious condition.
He Medical Emergency System (SEM) activated 11 units to serve the injured.
What happened to the driver?
The driver was arrested at the place of the outrage and transferred to a Primary Care Center. He gave negative in the breathalyzer and drug test, and will be brought to court.
Why was the derby played equally?
Regarding the fact that party It has been played, a reason for controversy among some fans, Sallent indicated that the situation was evaluated by the emergency coordinator and it was concluded that there was no impact on the security of the event. “The information we had is that the injured were not serious and that We weren't facing terrorismso it was considered that the party could be carried out. “
