26 Mar, 2025 @ 11:53
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Teenage driver is killed on notorious ‘death road’ near Marbella just 10 days after getting his licence

A TEENAGE driver has been killed on the notorious ‘death road’ just 10 days after getting his license near Marbella. 

The 19-year-old passed away after colliding with another car while driving on the A-355 road connecting Cartama and the Costa del Sol. 

He was travelling with an 18-year-old girl who is currently in Intensive Care.

It is believed the man was driving on the wrong side of the road when he collided with another vehicle. 

Some two others, an 18 and a 36-year-old were also hurt in the incident on ‘one of Spain’s most dangerous roads.’ They were taken to Malaga’s Hospital Clinico Universitario. 

Andalucia’s 112 emergency line reportedly received multiple calls at around 22:30 last night about the collision, which took place at 1.7km in the Coin direction. 

Last year, a solid red line was painted on the road to stop overtaking, alongside several speed cameras. 

According to witnesses, people were trapped in their vehicles, leading emergency medical teams to be activated, alongside firefighters, the Guardia Civil and traffic officers.

It led to 2km of traffic on the A-355, where six people have died in the last six months alone and 10 in the last year.

The 42km long road connects the Valle del Guadalhorce with Marbella, passing through Coin, Ojen and Monda. 

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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