Man Seriously Injured After Falling from Buggy in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

A 24-year-old man has been airlifted to Gran Canaria's Insular Hospital after suffering a severe trauma.

Generic image of an all-terrain vehicle parked on a dirt track in a volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands.
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Generic image of an all-terrain vehicle parked on a dirt track in a volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands.

A 24-year-old man has been seriously injured after falling from a buggy on a dirt road in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, this Friday, October 16.

The Canary Islands Government's Emergency and Safety Coordination Center (CECOES) 112 received an alert at 15:39 hours about the incident, which occurred in Lomo de las Fuentes, an area with difficult access. After classifying the call, emergency services were activated.
Services intervening at the scene included the Canary Emergency Service (SUC), firefighters from San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES). Firefighters transported the injured man in their all-terrain vehicles and collaborated with the medical team.
SUC medical personnel assessed the man, who presented with a severe prognosis trauma. Due to the terrain's orography and the severity of the injuries, an aerial evacuation was requested.
The GES rescue helicopter crew hoisted the patient to transfer him to the Maspalomas airfield. There, a SUC medicalized helicopter received the patient for final transport to the Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria.
Based on information from the official source: Gobierno de Canarias — Portal de Noticias (16/10/2026)