22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:31
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Eight-year-old boy dies in car crash amid heavy rain and flooding in Spain’s Granada

A TRAGEDY has struck in Granada as an eight-year-old boy dies in a car crash due to heavy rain and flooding. 

The incident took place on the A-92 motorway on Saturday, April 20. 

At around 05:00pm emergency services attended the scene, 224km up the motorway as it passed through Cijuela. 

The road was flooded with water as a result of heavy rain. 

Floods have swept across the region of Granada over the weekend.
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Traffic officers of the Guardia Civil are now investigating the incident. 

The little boy was hit by a car, causing various witnesses to call emergency services, who deployed Guardia Civil, firefighters and emergency workers to the scene. 

The firefighters helped two people escape from one of the vehicles involved in the incident. 

One of these victims has died while the other is severely injured and is currently in hospital. 

The accident happened just two days after another deadly incident on the A-92, in which two people died. 

Two women aged 20 and 21 were pronounced dead while the other two, aged 23 and 31, were hospitalised. 

According to Emergency Services 112, rain and storms in the region have led to hundreds of calls in the area. 

Many homes have been flooded and vehicles trapped by the influx of water.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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