GNR officer hit by car after driver disobeyed orders in Albergaria-a-Velha

Alex Englefield 06 September 2019

GNR hit A GNR officer was hit by a vehicle today when the driver disobeyed orders that prevented him from accessing an area of Albergaria-a-Velha where a fire was spreading, a source said.

According to a source from the GNR, the officer was left with minor injuries and will be sent to the medical post in Albergaria-a-Velha, or Aveiro hospital.

The incident took place in Assilhó, where the Albergaria-a-Velha and Águeda firefighting operations station is located in the Aveiro district.

According to eyewitnesses, the driver did not comply with the officer’s orders prohibitng access to the fire zones, and advanced in his vehicle anyway, despite the GNR officer shouting for him to stop.

According to the official website of Civil Protection forces, consulted by Lusa at 16:10, the fire that started on Thursday morning in the town of Paus, in Albergaria-a-Velha, mobilized 377 operatives, supported by 109 vehicles and nine air assets.

Comments

-4 #4 Chip 2019-09-09 12:29

The GNR might get more sympathy if they didn't swagger around like stormtroopers.

+4 #3 AL 2019-09-09 10:05

Quoting Norman Crocker:

The GNR can be very understanding if you talk politely to them. No excuses on this one.

This is very true, people need to remember you're talking to human being uniform or not. If you're polite and show respected you'll get the same treatment.

+10 #2 Norman Crocker 2019-09-08 11:22

Sorry Daphne, its not a tough one at all. It's very straight forward. If you are driving and a GNR officer stands there and tell you to stop YOU STOP! You stop and explain to the officer WHY you think you need to proceed. This has actually previously happened to me, during a fire, and after explaining I was waved on. The GNR can be very understanding if you talk politely to them. No excuses on this one.

-3 #1 Daphne 2019-09-08 06:35

This is a tough one - not exactly black and white. If you have been away for a couple of hours and left your pets enclosed in the house or domestic animals in a pen and, your house is metres away and the fire 'looks far enough away' .... you could not live with yourself for not driving past the GNR. Over him no.
Also remember that the GNR in the Pedrogao Grande fire were directing escaping cars down a road that was already on fire. To their occupants deaths.

Refresh comments list

You must be a registered user to make comments.
Please register here to post your comments.

JComments