Two killed in head-on collision in Mijas

TWO people died in a head-on collision between a van and a car on the A-7053 in Mijas, Malaga.

The accident occurred at kilometre 5.3 of the road at around 7.20pm, according to the Junta de Andalucia Emergency Services.
The Guardia Civil are investigating the cause of the accident in which firefighters from Mijas had to extract an occupant of one of the vehicles from the wreckage.
The two victims were a man and a woman in their sixties who were killed when the head-on collision occurred. They were heading in their car to celebrate New Year’s Eve with relatives when the accident happened, according to local Spanish daily, Diario Sur.
The driver of the van initially fled the scene in his vehicle, but was arrested later by Guardia Civil at Malaga University Hospital where he had gone to be treated for his injuries.
He has been charged with negligent manslaughter and abandoning the scene of an accident.

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