Malaga woman dies after being hit by a lamppost knocked down by a drunk driver

Firefighters and paramedics called to the scene tried to revive the woman, but could do nothing to save her life. She died at the scene of the accident.

The deceased's daughter was not injured but was taken to a health centre to be treated for an anxiety crisis.

The driver of the car, a 25-year-old man, has been charged with an alleged crime against road safety and a possible reckless homicide as he did not have a driver's licence and was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mari Carmen was born in Malaga but she moved to Bizkaia when she was young with her parents.