Events

Tuesday 19 August 2014 – Events Guide

By Spanishvida

Posted on 18th August 2014

3 min read

An Alicante to Murcia commuter train smashed into a car on an unguarded level crossing in the Orihuela municipality on Tuesday, the car driver apparently oblivious to the presence of the train. <img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-38551" src="http://spanishvida.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wednesday-Car-Driver-Injured-in-Train-Crossing-Crash-2-450x600.jpg" alt="Wednesday - Car Driver Injured in Train Crossing Crash 2" width="450" height="600" /> The incident occurred at around 15:15 when the train driver noticed the car crossing the railway and immediately applied the emergency brakes. The train was not able to stop in time and crashed into the car, coming to a stop several metres after. The train driver was able to then go to assist the woman driver and summon the emergency services who arrived at the scene and transferred the injured driver, who was conscious at the time, to hospital. After the incident the train driver was heard to state his surprise that the train didn´t derail, causing serious injuries to those on board. The train had to return to Callosa de Segura on account of the front being too badly damaged to continue. The passengers were transferred to another train to continue their journey.

An Alicante to Murcia commuter train smashed into a car on an unguarded level crossing in the Orihuela municipality on Tuesday, the car driver apparently oblivious to the presence of the train. The incident occurred at around 15:15 when the train driver noticed the car crossing the railway and immediately applied the emergency brakes. The […]

ALL WEEK

ALICANTE

MARQ Archaeological museum – Exhibition – “Deltebre I. History of a shipwreck” displaying artefacts rescued from a British navy ship which was sunk in the mouth of the Ebro in 1813 (until January 11, 2015). Exhibition – Art and archaeology from the Chinese Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD. Exhibition – Wines of Alicante through history (Through a hundred pieces, some with over twenty centuries old, – vases, jars, bottles, cups, and other publications related to the growing and production of wine utensils visitors can see the origin of production in Alicante).

Exhibition – “Toda la galaxia en el castillo”. A collection of 20,000 items of interest to Star Wars fans, including toys, models and works of art. Castillo de Santa Bárbara (Until 11 April).

GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA

Exhibition of historic coins, Museo Arqueológico (Until Oct).

ORIHUELA

Exhibition of historic documents regarding the request to hold a market in the town of san Agustín, dating back to 1756. Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Moliner (Until 31 August).

SANTA POLA

Book Fair. Plaza de la Glorieta, opposite the main facade of the Castle (Last week).

Exhibition “Tierra y Mar de Sal”, Museo de la Sal (Until 31 August).

SHOWS AND MUSICALS

The Lion King, Teatro Lope De Vega, Madrid (Until 2 November).

Otelo, Teatro Bellas Artes, Madrid (Until 14 September).

TUESDAY 19 AUGUST