8 Nov, 2024 @ 10:59
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Horror in Granada: Man in his 70s dies after being run over by city centre’s metro

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A MAN has died in Granada after being run over by the metro that runs through the historic city.

The victim, in his 70s, was struck at around 7.30pm on Thursday.

The tragedy took place at the Argentinita station.

According to reports, Policia Nacional attempted to revive the unnamed man but he is believed to have died instantly.

The road near the scene was cut off, causing traffic until around 9.15pm.

It is the first fatality recorded by the metro since its launch at the end of 2017.

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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