Two people have died and ten others have been injured — three of them very seriously — following a horrific accident on a popular Costa del Sol seafront. The injured were struck on the promenade in Fuengirola, near Málaga, last night.
The incident occurred at around 10pm, when the area was busy with local residents and tourists enjoying the start of Easter. The two people who lost their lives were aged 47 and 25, while the driver, who reportedly lost control of the vehicle, is said to have tested positive for alcohol and did not hold a driving licence.
The driver, a 45-year-old Iranian national, was arrested by police at the scene and now faces charges of two counts of homicide by gross negligence, causing injury by serious negligence, as well as an offence against road safety for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police stated that the woman was driving along the promenade in the direction of Marbella at speed when she lost control, left the road and crashed into the corner column of a building.
