By Tara Rippin • Published: 16 Jun 2020 • 21:14
THE driver was allegedly travelling at speed towards Benidorm on the N332 at around 9.45pm when he lost control and hit two people walking past a petrol station at the entrance to the town.
The Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (Cicu) mobilised an Emergency Medical Aid Service (Samu) unit and a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance, and the victims, aged 38 and 40, were taken to Marina Baixa Regional Hospital in Villajoyosa “in serious conditions”, after sustaining head injuries and fractures.
The Spanish driver tested positive for alcohol and has been arrested by Altea Local Police, sources close to the case told Efe.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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