Car plunge horror into 200m ravine kills tourist and leaves husband fighting for life near Spain's Costa del Sol

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A WOMAN has died while her husband is fighting for his life following a horror car plunge in rural Malaga.

The 65-year-old was killed after the car she was driving plunged by around 200 metres into a ravine in Archez yesterday.

Her husband, who was in the passenger seat, is very seriously injured and has been transferred to the Axarquia regional hospital.

It came after a five hour rescue operation due to the steep terrain.

The Belgian couple were on their way to visit friends when investigators believe the woman became distracted and veered off the rural road.

The accident occurred at around 1.45pm near the the MA-5104, which connects Archez with Competa.

The car, a Toyota Aygo, was completely destroyed in the crash.

Firefighters were called from Nerja and Velez-Malaga to help in the rescue operation.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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