Two motorcyclists have died in a motorbike accident on Tenerife’s TF-1 near Granadilla de Abona. The accident occurred on Sunday at around 2.50 am at kilometre 52, travelling in the south direction.
The emergency services could only confirm that the two men, aged 48 and 52, had died. Firefighters secured the scene of the accident, whilst the Guardia Civil directed traffic and drew up the police report. The information is taken from the incident report from the 112 emergency call centre.
A tally of call-outs recorded by the 112 emergency call centre shows that there have been 22 road deaths in Tenerife since the start of the year, including this incident. During the same period last year, the figure was 23. In Granadilla de Abona, this was the third motorbike accident reported this year.
TF-1 on Tenerife: 19 major accident call-outs in twelve months
Over the past twelve months, the 112 emergency call centre has recorded 19 incidents on the TF-1 involving fatalities or serious injuries, including the latest accident. On 2 October, one person died in a road accident in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; on 29 September in Adeje; and on 1 September in Los Realejos.
A motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries near Candelaria following a collision with a car. The serious motorbike accident on the TF-1 also took place on the motorway. The Spanish Traffic Authority (DGT) recorded 18 deaths in accidents on country roads in the western Canary Islands up to 15 October, compared with 26 during the same period last year.
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