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Man dies after his car crashes into loose horse on motorway in Spain
The accident happened in early hours of the morning and a lorry driver who collided with the animal was also injured
L. N.
León
Friday, 4 April 2025, 14:18
A 49-year-old man died in the early hours of Thursday morning after his car hit a loose horse on the AP-66 motorway in Spain, which connects León and Asturias.
The incident happened at km141 at 3.27am, near the junction with the LE-20, in the municipality of Valverde de la Virgen.
The call to the emergency services described the car driver as seriously injured and unconscious.
Subsequently, a lorry also collided with the stray animal, and its driver was injured but discharged by the medical team.
The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
