After waiting more than an hour and a half for assistance from INEM, a 77 year old man died on Monday, in Cacela Velha.
According to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã , "João Martins was riding a bicycle and was found lying next to a road".
Members of the public made several attempts to contact 112, but without success, until the Vila Real de Santo António Fire Department was contacted directly, "who provided initial assistance and activated INEM resources".
About two hours later, the victim, who was transported to the Basic Emergency Service in Vila Real de Santo António, went into cardiorespiratory arrest and died.
