The Government admits it has no means of removing trucks involved in accidents on Málaga’s motorways.

The situation becomes even more complicated when foreign trucks have only basic insurance, which does not cover work that can cost up to 20,000 euros.

Neither the Ministry of Transport nor the Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) has its own public roadside-assistance resources—or services contracted out to specialist companies—for removing broken-down or crashed trucks. A parliamentary response issued late last year to questions from the PP is now in the spotlight after another accident involving a truck occurred on Wednesday night inside the Carlos Haya covered section of the state MA-20 motorway. Because of the delay in removing it from the road, drivers in Málaga suffered a total collapse of the road network in the city and Greater Málaga for most of Thursday. In its response, the central government argues that “there is no specific protocol, nor has there ever been one, for removing heavy vehicles.” But traffic volumes in the city were not as high in previous years as they are now. Rising housing costs and the arrival of new residents have multiplied traffic, without any increase in road capacity. Tow-truck companies are ...