A 78-year-old man was seriously injured this Saturday after the vehicle he was driving fell down a ravine from about ten meters high in the Lomo del Balo area, in the Gomero municipality of Valle Gran Rey.
The accident occurred around 11:15 a.m., according to the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 112.
Valle Gran Rey firefighters responded to the scene and freed the driver from inside the vehicle. Subsequently, they moved him to a point accessible to health resources. He was treated by the staff of the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) and by the doctor and nurse from the area's health center.
Various serious injuries
The man had various serious traumas and was stabilized before being transferred to the Puerto de Vueltas.
A medical helicopter from the SUC was waiting at the port, which evacuated the injured man to the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, in Tenerife. The Local Police and the Civil Guard also intervened in the device and were in charge of instructing the corresponding procedures to clarify the circumstances of the accident.
