This week, the DGT is running a special campaign on secondary roads, the location of the majority of fatal and serious incidents in Spain, which focussed on the main contributing factor to road traffic collisions, inappropriate speed, driving too close, alcohol and drugs, and not wearing a seat belt or using a mobile phone. It …

Although every year on August 25, Torrevieja remembers those killed by the fascist bomb attack in 1938, this year marks a special date, as it is 80 years since the attack. On August 25, 1938, Italian fascist bombers, by order of Franco, bombarded the civilian population of Torrevieja, causing 19 deaths and numerous injuries. It was a time during the …

A man was killed on Friday morning when he was hit by an articulated lorry as he crossed the A-31 (Alicante-Madrid) in Petrer. According to the Guardia Civil, the incident occurred at around eight o’clock at kilometer 202.4 of the road in the Madrid direction. The Guardia Civil are investigating the causes of an incident …

A drunk driver seemingly became confused over which lane to approach Torrevieja off the N-332 main road on Monday, instead choosing the cycle lane. Unfortunately, as the cycle lane is not designed for the purpose of carrying cars, the vehicle Read More ...

Five people have been killed and another three injured in a road traffic incident on the Lorca-Águilas motorway on Tuesday morning. The 112 emergency coordination centre received a call at 07:19 reporting that a vehicle had left the road and Read More ...