Trucks banned from AP-7 highway in Tarragona due to hurricane-force winds

Authorities restrict heavy vehicle traffic after three trucks overturned during a severe windstorm this Saturday.

Generic image of an overturned truck on the AP-7 highway due to high winds.
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Generic image of an overturned truck on the AP-7 highway due to high winds.

The Servei Català de Trànsit has banned trucks weighing over 7,500 kilos from the AP-7 highway across the entire Tarragona province this Saturday due to dangerous wind gusts.

The restriction follows three separate incidents where heavy vehicles overturned in L'Hospitalet de l'Infant and L'Ametlla de Mar. The measure, linked to storm Oriana, is expected to remain in place until Sunday morning.
Traffic remains affected on the A-7 motorway as well, with lane closures reported. Emergency services are waiting for weather conditions to improve before removing the damaged vehicles from the road.