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Woman in Spain’s Granada has miraculous escape after pallet of cement falls onto car

A WOMAN in Granada had a miraculous escape on Tuesday after a pallet carrying bags of cement fell from a crane and crushed her...

Rally driver killed in accident during event in Spain’s Basque Country

A RALLY driver who was taking part in the Azpeitia Rallysprint race in Spain’s Basque Country was killed on Saturday as the result of...

Two women died after car crash in Coin (Malaga) 

TWO WOMEN have died after their cars crashed in the A-355 road in Coin (Malaga) today (Friday May 5) after midnight.  It is believed that...

Two businessmen arrested in Madrid after construction worker killed by an electric shock 

TWO BUSINESSMEN were arrested in Madrid on Wednesday after a Colombian construction worker with no work contract died, apparently from an electric shock.  The incident...

Fifteen injured by pyrotechnic shell at Fallas fiestas in Spain’s Valencia

AT LEAST 15 people were injured at Valencia’s Fallas fiestas on Friday, after a pyrotechnic shell went off inside a safety area during the...

Adult Iberian lynx run over and killed in Spain’s Doñana

AN endangered Iberian lynx has been killed in a car accident near Doñana National Park in southern Spain. The tragic incident took place this Monday,...

It’s raining ‘Money’ on the A7 in Spain’s Marbella as bag containing €20,000 in €50 notes empties on the...

IN a rare incident, drivers on the A-7 dual carriageway as it passes through the town of Marbella in Malaga, were surprised to find...

Three Kings Parade tragedy with one dead and four injured after being crushed by float in Spain’s Sevilla

A 72-year-old woman and four other people have been injured after a tractor lost control during a Three Kings parade in the municipality of...

British woman fatally mowed down by car on Spain’s Mallorca with driver claiming a puncture

A British woman died and a man- also British- suffered serious injuries in Palma on Wednesday when a vehicle hit them while waiting to...

Helicopter rescue and airlift to hospital of injured hiker in Spain’s Torremolinos

A 54-year-old woman, who suffered a bad fall whilst hiking up the Jabalcuza Peak in Torremolinos, has been rescued by emergency air evacuation. The alarm...

Irish hiker, 75, plunges ten metres to her death on Spain’s Mallorca

AN Irish woman, 75, died on Sunday after falling ten metres during a hiking trek in the Escorca area of Mallorca. The victim was part...

Man dies and another seriously injured in Formentera as small inflatable boat crashes into rocks on Spain’s Balearic Islands

A seven-metre long inflatable boat with five Dutch nationals aged between 24 and 48 crashed into rocks at Punta Gavina, Formentera on Thursday morning. The...

A man dies fleeing police after his motorbike careened off the A-7 motorway in Spain’s Marbella

AN Italian man died and his passenger was seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding came off the A-7 motorway with the cops...

Cyclist caught on camera crashing head on into oncoming car while making dangerous mountain descent in Spain

The scene was filmed by a motorist who had just been overtaken, and the video has since gone viral  https://twitter.com/jucilnacional/status/1566896954935746560 A video that has been circulating...

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Tourist train flips over injuring 11 holidaymakers including four children on Spain’s Mallorca

AN EYEWITNESS has told the Olive Press that a tourist train crossing the resort of Santanyl on Mallorca was going too fast when it...
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Burning car sparks new blaze outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ANOTHER wildfire was raging outside Mijas on Sunday afternoon after a blaze was sparked by a burning car. Firefighting agency INFOCA said the blaze had...

British holidaymaker narrowly misses sunbathers after car crashes onto beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH driver overshot his parking place and crashed down onto the beach narrowly missing sunbathers on Tuesday on a beach near Torrox on...

Drunk man using phone gets run over by train on Valencia level crossing in Spain

A commuter train killed a man on a level crossing at Alfafar south of Valencia City on Wednesday. Witnesses said four people in a drunken...

Man crushed to death by mini-steamroller in Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante area man died on Wednesday after the mini-steamroller he was driving overturned and crushed him. The accident happened close to Benimarfull in the...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s €2 million sports car smashes into Mallorca house entrance in Spain

AN employee of Manchester United and Portugal soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, crashed his €2.1 million sports car in Mallorca on Monday. The two-seater Bugatti Veyron...

Three-year-old girl dies in supermarket in Spain’s Malaga after locker falls on her

A THREE-year-old girl has died after a supermarket locker toppled over and fatally hit her on the head. The tragic incident took place yesterday afternoon,...

Tragic accident sees farmer killed by own tractor whilst ploughing in Spain’s Toledo

A 57-year-old man has been fatally injured when the tractor he was operating accidentally pinning him underneath the heavy vehicle. According to the Emergency 112...
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Andalucia has highest road fatalities in Spain despite increased investment

ANDALUCIA is the region with the highest number of fatal car accidents in Spain. So far this year there have been 61 fatal accidents on...

Injured couple in “selfie” plunge off cliff edge attended by FIVE different rescue crews on Spain’s Almeria Coast

PERSONNEL from five different rescue crews were called to rescue a couple after they fell from a cliff edge in Almeria. The man and woman...

Teenager dies after eight metre fall through derelict textile factory roof in Spain’s Valencia region

A 13-year-old boy died on Tuesday evening after falling through the roof of a derelict Ontinyent textile factory in Valencia Province. His body was discovered...

Ravine tragedy kills two people during canyoning expedition in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

TWO people died on Friday after a canyoning accident through the scenic Estret de Les Penyes, between Bolulla and Callosa d'En Sarria in the...

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