One dead after McLaren sports car hits central reservation on A-7 near Marbella

A road traffic accident has claimed the life of a woman in Marbella this Friday, 11 October. The incident happened at around 2.30pm, when the vehicle in which she was travelling as a passenger, crashed into the central reservation of the A-7 motorway, at kilometre 1043. The driver was rushed to hospital in a serious condition, according to sources consulted by SUR.

Several calls were received by the emergency services following the incident. According to witnesses, two people appeared to be trapped in a McLaren sports car after it crashed into the median. The 061 emergency medical services were called to the scene, as well as the Local Police, Guardia Civil and fire brigade.

The accident caused long traffic tailbacks from Marbella in the direction of Malaga.

According to the DGT roads authority control centre, the left lane of the A7 had to remain closed until the vehicle was removed. Just after 5pm, a recovery truck completely removed the vehicle from the road and the lane was reopened to traffic.

There has also been another serious accident in Malaga province, on the A-355 at Coín. A head-on collision between two cars injured two people. Firefighters from Coín had to rescue both drivers (a man and woman), who were taken to the Hospital Clínico de Málaga.