26 Sep, 2024 @ 18:14
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Truck sparks panic in Spain’s Valencia after ramming into cars at high speed while heading for the city centre

A TRUCK has sparked chaos in Valencia after driving at speed on the wrong side of the road and hitting multiple vehicles.

Several calls were made to the 112 emergency hotline reporting a truck driving in the wrong lane on the A3 at the height of Quart de Poblet on Wednesday evening.

Some witnesses said they had to swerve to avoid being hit by the vehicle, which was travelling at ‘high speed’.

The driver is a 45-year-old man of Romanian origin, according to OK Diario.

He refused to stop despite being chased by the Guardia Civil, who warned other forces that he was heading towards Valencia’s city centre.

Just as he was about to reach the Plaza de España, his vehicle was blocked by the Policia Nacional force.

Officers had to forcibly arrest the driver, who put up a fight.

He also refused to take alcohol and drug tests, but was clearly intoxicated, according to reports.

According to Valencia City Council, the truck collided with several vehicles before being stopped.

The driver was arrested and will face several charges, including driving under the influence.

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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