Woman is killed after McLaren sports car collides with motorway barrier on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Driver is fighting for his life in hospital

A SERIOUS car accident in Marbella has killed one woman and left a man in a critical condition.

Images shared online showed how a red McLaren vehicle was practically crushed by the collision on the A-7 motorway in Marbella.

The incident happened at around 2.30pm on Friday, near to the Marbella fire station.

The car was travelling in the direction of Malaga when it crashed into the metal barriers that separate the two sides of the motorway.

Medical teams rushed to the scene to treat two people for injuries, including the driver of the car.

They had both becoming trapped inside the vehicle and had to be removed by firefighters.

A woman believed to be a passenger in the car could not be saved.

The driver remains in hospital but is in a critical condition, reports Diario Sur.

The strip of the A-7 motorway is part of one of busiest roads in Andalucia, connecting all the major resorts with Malaga airport.