28 Jul, 2020 @ 17:48
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TRAGIC: Young Irish tourist dies after being hit by car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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A YOUNG Irish holidaymaker has died after being hit by a car during a night out in Marbella. 

The Dubliner, named as Josh Begley-Taylor, was struck in the early hours of Monday morning along with a friend, who suffered a broken leg. 

The tourist, in his early 20s, had been taken on a horse and carriage tour of the town and was reportedly in ‘good spirits’ just hours before the tragic incident. 

Sources close to the family told the Irish Times that it was shortly afterwards that he was struck but there are few other details as local police have yet to comment. 

Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was aware of the death and that it was providing assistance.

More to follow…

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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