A Boxing Day accident involving three vehicles on the IC1 near Tunes, Silves left one dead and five injured.
The accident happened at 17.00 and at 20.00 two victims were still trapped inside the wreckage as local rescue vehicles attended the carnage that blocked the road in both directions. INEM, firefighters from Albufeira and Silves, Red Cross, the GNR and a helicopter for medical assistance attended the scene.
The road was re-opened at 22.30.