Chema Rodríguez Sevilla
Seville
Updated Thursday, January 25, 2024-16:48
Collision Two Sevilla fans traveling to Madrid die in an accident in Ciudad Real
Antonio González Castilla and his two sons really liked soccer.
They closely followed their town's team, Unión Deportiva Morón, in which the teenagers also played, and, in addition, they were devoted
fans of Sevilla FC
.
From time to time, but not always, Antonio and his children followed the team from the Andalusian capital to watch their games, but that was when the game was important, on specific occasions.
The Copa del Rey quarterfinal match that Sevilla FC is playing this Thursday against Atlético de Madrid was one of those for which the father and his two sons took the car and could travel hundreds of kilometers from their town, Morón de la Frontera, in the province of Seville.
Only this time none of the three reached their destination.
The father, 47, and the eldest of his children, Antonio González Morilla, 17, are two of the fatal victims of the tragic accident that occurred early in the morning in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Mudela, in Ciudad Real. .
The other son, 15 years old, is in
serious condition and hospitalized
, as confirmed by the mayor of Morón, Juan Manuel Rodríguez.
The councilor was traveling to his town at noon today.
He was in Madrid, in Fitur, when he received news of the accident, which affected him twice, due to his status as mayor - "Morón is shocked" - and because, in addition, he had been a
friend of the deceased
since childhood and, As if that were not enough, friends.
The mayor has denied that the third deceased is from Morón and has explained that there have been five residents of this municipality - just over an hour from the Andalusian capital - who have been involved in the accident, all
in the same car
.
State in which some of the cars involved in the accident that occurred in Santa Cruz de Mudela were left.EFE
Not only Antonio and his two children were traveling in that vehicle, but also
a brother and his son
.
The five had left hours before from Morón towards Madrid to watch the Sevilla FC match when, apparently, a sudden fog bank caused a multiple accident that they could not avoid.
These last two occupants are, the mayor detailed, hospitalized but their condition is not serious.
It was the children who, apparently, insisted to the father that they all travel to Madrid on the occasion of the Copa del Rey quarterfinal match and the two deaths have plunged the Sevillian town into deep
pain
, said Rodríguez.
The whole family was well known in the town.
The father worked in the
collection office
of the Provincial Council and was closely linked to local traditions, especially the brotherhood - he had been foreman of the Nazarene - while the two sons were part of the squad of different categories of the local soccer team.
The
reactions
to this tragedy have been immediate, in Morón and also outside the town.
The City Council had planned to declare mourning for the deaths of its two neighbors, the municipality's football team has posted a black ribbon on its social networks and has requested the suspension of its sporting events, while Sevilla FC has requested to play this afternoon on Matched with black bracelets.
Precisely, the president of Sevilla FC, José María del Nido Carrasco, has expressed "all the support and affection" of Sevilla FC to the families of the deceased and injured.
The club, as it has said, has requested a
minute of silence
before the match to be held this Thursday afternoon with Atlético de Madrid, as well as for the players to wear black armbands as a sign of mourning, as a gesture prior to a tribute to be held. in memory of the victims in the next game that the club plays at its Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium.
For his part, the mayor of Seville, José
Luis Sanz, has shown on the social network
of the Board
, Juanma Moreno, has conveyed her condolences to the family members.
"Sad and overwhelmed by the news. I am deeply sorry for the death of three Sevilla FC fans who were heading to Madrid to attend tonight's match. I join in the pain of the club and the Sevilla fans," Moreno published on the social network. Twitter.
In total, there have been three deaths and 18 injuries, three of them seriously, in the
five traffic accidents
, one of which caused the death of a father and son, which occurred this morning on the A-highway. 4, near Santa Cruz de Mudela (Ciudad Real), in an area of very dense fog, which has caused the highway to have to be cut in both directions.
These accidents occurred at the same point where a
multiple collision took place last night, also in intense fog,
which resulted in 14 injuries traveling in the 13 vehicles involved.