Police arrest lorry driver after cyclist dies in hit-and-run accident
After initially stopping, the driver reportedly left the scene of the incident in Malaga, and the Local Police swiftly mounted a search operation to locate him and the vehicle
ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CANO
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 16:24
A cyclist has died this Wednesday afternoon, 23 February, after being hit by a lorry in Malaga city. Sources told SUR that the driver left the scene, so police mounted an operation to locate him. When he was found he was arrested for an alleged crime of reckless homicide.
The alarm was raised at 12.50pm when several people notified the 112 Andalucía emergency service control room. Several eyewitnesses requested assistance after the cyclist was struck by the vehicle.
Immediately, the emergency coordination centre mobilised the Local Police and health services. The latter were only able to certify the death of the cyclist.
Apparently, the man was with two other companions on the Intelhorce Azucarera road when he was hit by the lorry. However, there was some distance between them, so only one was involved in the hit-and-run.
Malaga Local Police officers were deployed in the area to hunt down the lorry driver and also analyse the scene to determine how the accident happened.
