1 Jan, 2024 @ 10:29
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Man, 38, is fatally hit by a car in Spain’s Estepona just hours before the start of the new year

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A MAN was fatally hit by a car in Estepona last night just hours before the start of the new year, it has emerged.

The 38-year-old was struck down on the AP-7 just a few minutes before 10pm.

No further details have been revealed about the incident, only that another man, 39, was injured.

The incident took place at around kilometre 157, heading towards Malaga city.

Elderly motorist dies after driving down wrong side of busy dual carriageway in Spain's Murcia region
The 38-year-old was struck down on the AP-7 just a few minutes before 10pm. (Stock image)

The 112 Emergency services were called to the scene but could do little else than verify the death of the victim.

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It came after another person was killed when two cars collided in Sevilla province on Friday.

The crash took place at around 3pm on the A-375 road in the municipality of El Coronil.

Another person was left severly injured.

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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