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Date Published: 22/03/2023

ARCHIVED - E-scooter rider killed in collision with a lorry in Marbella

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The 25-year-old woman died at the scene of the crash in the access tunnel to Marbella's La Cañada shopping centre, Malaga province

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - E-scooter rider killed in collision with a lorry in Marbella

A young woman has died after a horror crash with a lorry in Marbella.

The 25-year-old collided with the truck in the access tunnel to La Cañada shopping centre that runs under the N-340.

112 Andalucía emergency service received the first of several alerts to a serious road accident from other motorists at around 6.30pm on Tuesday March 21.

An ambulance, medical team and officers from the local and National Police were dispatched. Sadly, despite the efforts of health personnel, they were unable to save the victim's life and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Road traffic deaths in the province of Malaga fell last year, albeit very slightly.

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Between January 1 and December 31 last year, there were 29 fatal accidents recorded, 6.45% fewer than in 2019 when there were 31 such accidents. These 29 incidents that claimed lives involved 44 vehicles and 32 fatalities.

This figure represents three less (-8.%) than in 2019, a slight decrease which, far from being "satisfactory", according to the DGT, is still one of the highest reductions in the last 10 years.

In 2020, there were 32 fatalities, despite being a period during which there was less traffic on the roads due to anti-Covid movement restrictions.

The number of people injured and requiring hospital treatment in Malaga province as a result of a road accident in 2022 reached 16, 18.75% more than in 2019, when there were 13.

In terms of 'road accident victims', hospitalised or not, 2022 saw a rise of 6.2% on 2019 - with 69 and 65 respectively. And there were 15 more victims than in 2021.

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