Drunk driver arrested for causing fatal accident in Palma

A combination of drink and excess speed

Fatal accident in Palma, Mallorca

The accident occurred around quarter past six on Sunday morning. | Julio Bastida

Andrew EdePalma24/12/2023 11:55
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The 21-year-old driver of a BMW 3 that was involved in a fatal accident on Sunday morning has been arrested by Palma police.

He tested positive for alcohol and will appear in court charged with reckless homicide.

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The accident happened at 6.13am on C. Cardenal Rosell in Coll d'en Rabassa. Indications are that the driver lost control of the car due to a combination of alcohol and excess speed. The BMW hit a kerb on a bend and then crashed into a tree.

Emergency services say that the 20-year-old passenger was killed instantly.

The driver, who needed treatment for minor injuries, was accompanied by police when he was taken to Son Espases Hospital.

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