EMERGENCY services have confirmed that three young men have died and a fourth injured after their car smashed into a tree in southern Spain.

The 112 Andalucia emergency control centre issued a statement this morning (Wednesday) saying that the accident happened just before 10pm last night (Tuesday) on the A-486 near the small town of Lucena del Puerto in Huelva province.

Health services have reported that the three who died were aged 20, 24 and 31. A 25-year-old man was injured and transferred to hospital.