Three men were injured yesterday, in two different hit-and-run accidents in Portimão that occurred in the city of Portimão, luckily sustaining only minor injuries.
The first alert came in to the local Fire Department at 9:35am Tuesday morning, regarding a cyclist being run off the road on the V6.
The man, aged 43 and of Brazilian nationality, was transported to the Barlavento Hospital with minor injuries and treated there.
A total of 10 operatives from the Portimão Volunteer Firefighters, Red Cross and Public Security Police (PSP) attended the scene of this accident.
Later in the day, at 5:24pm, emergency services received another alert after a pedestrian and the driver of a motorbike were run-over in the Três Bicos area of Portimão.
The victims, a 40 year old Portuguese man and a 59 year old Italian man, were assisted by a team of 13 people from the Portimão Volunteer Firefighters and the PSP on the scene, and were taken to the Barlavento Hospital to be treated for their minor injuries.
Police are investigating the identity of the hit and run drivers.
