Lorraine Williamson
A serious three-car collision in Cànoves i Samalús (Vallès Oriental) on Monday morning has left four people injured, underlining the pressure on Catalonia’s local roads after a deadly weekend on the wider network.
The crash happened shortly before 8.00 am on the BV-5108, according to local reports, and required a multi-agency emergency response. Two people were trapped in one of the vehicles and had to be freed by firefighters.
What happened on the BV-5108
Reports from ElCaso state that three cars were involved in the collision and that the cause is still under investigation. Emergency crews, including Bombers de la Generalitat, Mossos d’Esquadra, and SEM, responded to the scene.
Although early headlines described the injuries as serious, the same reporting says SEM treated four people in “menos grave” (less serious) condition. Two were taken to Hospital Parc Taulí in Sabadell and two to Hospital de Granollers.
The road was temporarily closed while emergency teams carried out rescues and cleared the vehicles, with knock-on disruption affecting local bus services.
The detail that matters: trapped occupants but no reported critical injuries
In practical terms, the most important takeaway is that this was a high-impact crash with entrapment, but without any reported fatalities or critical injuries in the first published updates. That distinction matters, especially after a weekend in which traffic deaths elsewhere in Catalonia pushed road safety back into the spotlight.
It also shows how quickly a secondary road incident can become a major emergency operation when multiple vehicles and trapped passengers are involved.
Why this story lands differently today
This incident comes just after Catalan media reported a particularly deadly 24-hour period on the roads, with multiple fatal crashes involving motorists and a car driver. 3Cat, citing the Catalan traffic authority (SCT), said 13 people had died on Catalonia’s interurban roads so far in 2026, including a high proportion of vulnerable road users.
That broader context changes how accidents like the one in Cànoves are read. Even when everyone survives, they feed into a wider public concern about road risk, response times, and the vulnerability of regional routes.
A local crash with a wider road-safety message
For readers in Spain, this is a reminder that road-safety pressure is not limited to motorways or major trunk roads. The BV-5108 collision happened on a local route, during the morning period, and still required rescues, ambulances, and a medical helicopter response.
As investigators work to establish what caused the collision, the immediate picture is clearer: four people were injured, two were trapped, and emergency teams prevented a bad crash from becoming something worse.
What this underlines for the week ahead in Catalonia
Monday’s crash in Cànoves i Samalús is likely to be logged as a serious but non-fatal incident. Even so, it lands at a moment when Catalonia’s road safety record is under renewed scrutiny. The combination of recent fatalities and another major rescue operation on a local road will keep traffic safety firmly in the news.