Opinion
PETER HARRISON
I was driving very slowly through Álora, because the traffic ahead was approaching a roundabout, when a black and white dog on the pavement suddenly chose to dart across the road ahead. The bump alarmed me and told a sad tale, or so I feared as I wen
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Two people died in different accidents in the province of Malaga on Sunday. The first, a head-on collision between a car and a van, occurred at 9.20am on the A-356 near El Trapiche, Vélez-Málaga, (above). One of the occupants of the car died and six
Opinion
PETER HARRISON
...roadside, obviously the result of a passing vehicle. It started me wondering how many accidents involve animals and the Ministry of the Interior had the answer even if the figures are from 2011. Figures cover wild boar, deer, horses and dogs. The presence ... of animals on the road caused 1,700 accidents, causing 650 human casualties, 10 people killed and 84 seriously injured. The figures for Andalucía alone are worthy of close scrutiny: 903 dogs, 101 horses, 100 wild boar. As motorists we cannot
Local
Nieves Castro
...with an obligation to carry out specific improvements valued at 200,000 euros. The service will ensure a 24-hour response to any technical issues or problems caused by traffic accidents.
Local
nuria triguero
There were also marked differences in violent deaths: 12 men were murdered in the province in 2018, and three women. The best news regarding the figures for unnatural deaths is the drop in fatalities as a result of traffic accidents: 29 people died on ... the roads of Malaga province last year, which was less than half the figure for the previous year. Whereas in 2004 these accidents were the main cause of death by external causes, they are now much further down the list. There were some other pieces
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...on time. Bayside and Westside are due to open on 11 September and teachers have already gone back to work, but say some construction work is still continuing on the upper parts of the buildings and there have been a couple of accidents, one when a
Opinion
ANDREW J. LINN
...hospitals and acquiring protective clothing, ventilators and medicines. But it has done none of these things. Similarly citing concerns about alcohol-induced trauma, road accidents, domestic and gender-based violence distracting medical staff from dealing
National
SUR
Drivers in Spain appear to have lost their fear of being 'under the influence' as latest data shows that four in every ten people killed in accidents had alcohol or drugs in their system. Public prosecutors have declared war on those who drink or ... take drugs and have announced stricter fines. The government says that while drink-driving cases have steadied, it is fatal accidents caused by drugs that have increased significantly.
Local
M. PÉREZ
There were long tailbacks on A-7 motorway throughout Easter Monday after five accidents on various stretches between Marbella and San Pedro brought gridlock to the area's major roads. Fortunately, none of the incidents proved fatal.
National
ÁLVARO SOTO / AGENCIES
...most unusual consequences of Covid-19 is that it can cause cerebral problems, from hallucinations to fatal vascular accidents, and this could be more common than was previously believed and even affects patients who only had mild symptoms, according to ... discovered that there were ten cases of temporary cerebral dysfunction, twelve of brain inflammation, eight cerebral vascular accidents, and eight nerve lesions. Pulmonary fibrosis In one of its documents for medical professionals, the Spanish Ministry
Local
Juan CANO / Álvaro FRÍAS
An investigation has led to the arrest of 82 people, a dozen of them minors, accused of being part of a wide-reaching scam to gain money from insurance companies. National Police investigated 21 suspicious vehicle collisions between 2015 and 2018,
Local
Ivan Gelibter
...that stretch is. Socialist MP, Miguel Ángel Heredia, said that the number of serious accidents at that point on the busy road in the last seven years has reached 36. Apart from injuries and fatalities, the frequent pile-ups cause many kilometres of ... 5 kilometre section of the road, including the La Cala bend. This has reduced the number of accidents involving cars but not lorries. When asked, locals say the only solution would be to actually straighten the road, something which is unlikely as
Local
Mónica Pérez
The regional government is to carry out improvement works on the A-397, which runs between San Pedro Alcántara and Ronda, to make it safer. Official figures show that it is one of the most dangerous in the province in terms of numbers of accidents ... . On average there have been 50 accidents a year during the past decade, with two fatalities a year. The A-397 is the main road to Ronda and nearby villages from the western Costa del Sol, and the works will affect 38 kilometres in the municipalities of ... worst years were 2007 and 2016. During the period from 1 January 2007 to 19 November 2017 there were 569 accidents on the stretches of the road which are now to be improved, 18 of them with fatalities. In 2007 there were 83 accidents, and people died in
Local
JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS
Last year 19 people lost their lives on the road network in Malaga province, including the Costa del Sol. Not forgetting the human tragedy behind this figure, there is good news in that the number is a record low. This is the lowest number of people
Local
MÓNICA PÉREZ
Monday 22 January was a black day on the main A-7 coastal motorway on the western Costa del Sol. In the section of road between Mijas Costa and Estepona alone there were six accidents, one causing a fatality and which caused long tailbacks in both ... accident. Traffic was slow moving in the area until after 6pm. In the Estepona area four more accidents were reported. In one of them a lorry loaded with furniture lost a kitchen sink which flew into the car behind. Nobody was injured. This accident
Opinion
Ángel Escalera
...depart from this valley of tears due to accidents, but not through natural causes. As the writers of this book are scientists who know what they are talking about, we can assume that their ideas are supported by solid arguments and not the prediction of
Local
Eugenio Cabezas
...a numbers of cars, accidents and environmental problems in recent years. Nerja town hall and the regional government, the Junta de Andalucía, have been working on the matter since 2016, when they published a joint protection plan against forest
National
SUR
...apparent working order. In 2018, lorries were involved in 11 per cent of fatal accidents, with coaches in one per cent.
LifeStyle
ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
...have been provided with special protective equipment and trained in how to deal with accidents or emergencies involving visitors during this 'new normality' following the global pandemic.
Local
JUAN CANO
...statistics for 2019, driver distraction is the cause of at least one out of every four accidents, and the main cause of that distraction is a mobile phone. "Using a phone at the wheel makes you four times more likely to have an accident and the risk is