Three injured, including a minor, in head‑on crash in southern Fuerteventura

Around 15:16 h this afternoon, a head‑on collision involving two vehicles occurred on the FV‑2 road, within the municipality of Pájara, near the locality of La Lajita. The crash left three people injured:

• One woman in serious condition (multiple severe injuries)
• One minor with moderate injuries
• Another woman with moderate injuries

According to the Servicio de Urgencias y Coordinación (SUC), the victims were assessed as follows:

• The seriously injured woman suffered multiple severe traumas and was air‑lifted by a medicalized helicopter to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura.
• The minor presented moderate injuries; he was first taken by a basic life‑support ambulance to the local health centre, then transferred in a medicalized ambulance to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura.
• The second woman sustained a moderate chest trauma and was transported by a basic life‑support ambulance to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura.

“The emergency call was received by the Canary Islands’ Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES 112) reporting a head‑on collision that required immediate medical assistance,” the SUC reported.

Firefighters rescued the woman with serious injuries from inside the vehicle. After stabilization by the SUC, she was air‑lifted to the hospital. Ambulance crews also attended to the minor and the second woman, providing care for their moderate injuries.