Alex Trelinski
A BRITISH couple died after their Ferrari sports car plunged off a mountainous road in northern Spain and ended up in a river.
The accident happened on Saturday at around 1.47pm on the N-621 in the Castilla y Leon region close to the town of Portilla de la Reina.
The victims, a 78-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, died when their British-registered car drove into the Yuso river.
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No further details have been released about the couple.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the families of a British man and woman who died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.”
One report suggested that they were travelling in a convoy with around 20 other Ferrari owners- all from the UK.
Emergency services arrived at the scene to find their €360,000 black Ferrari 488 partially submerged in the river.
The rescue operation was hampered by fire crews needing to clear vegetation to access the riverbed.
They then had to remove a door to retrieve the body of one of the occupants.
Operations were concluded at around 8pm.
An investigation into the accident is being conducted by the the Guardia Civil.
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