Two die in A7 crash near Benalmadena

Two people have died in a car accident on the A7 motorway near Benalmadena this morning.

A traffic department spokesman said that a car, travelling in the direction of Cadiz near KM 217, near the El Higueron restaurant, left the road at 7.40 am. The driver and passenger were kiled. The cause of the accident is as yet unknown. Police were still trying to identify one of the deceased, with the other so far being identified only as a 38-year-old.