Woman Injured After Car Overturns on Tenerife’s TF-5 Highway
A 59-year-old woman was hospitalized in moderate condition after her car overturned on Tenerife's TF-5 highway in La Matanza de Acentejo this afternoon.
Road safety on the TF-5 is back in the spotlight after a car overturned this afternoon in La Matanza de Acentejo. The Canary Islands’ emergency services (1-1-2) reported that a 59-year-old woman was injured in the crash and is currently in moderate condition.
The accident happened shortly before 4:00 p.m. while heading toward the capital of Tenerife. Emergency medical teams stabilized the driver at the scene before taking her to the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital for further treatment. Firefighters helped secure the area, and the Civil Guard is now investigating why the driver lost control of the vehicle.
This incident highlights the ongoing challenges of Tenerife’s northern highway, which carries some of the heaviest traffic in the Canary Islands. The combination of high traffic volume and the island’s hilly terrain frequently leads to congestion and accidents, requiring constant vigilance from emergency services. Authorities are now reviewing the details of the crash to determine if human error or other factors were to blame, which is a standard procedure for tracking road safety across the region.