Overview

• The episode began shortly before 5 a.m. after a truck’s cargo was reported stolen at an AP-7 service area, according to Mossos d'Esquadra.
• A patrol located a fleeing van on the N-II near Maçanet de la Selva and conducted a follow-up without activating sirens or lights, according to police sources.
• The driver slowed and jumped from the moving van, which veered toward a roadside embankment and overturned onto him, with the alert logged at 05:13 at kilometer 690, according to the traffic authority.
• Investigators believe the deceased may have been a specialist in motorway truck thefts known as a 'telonero'.
• Mossos have opened an investigation into the pursuit and crash and are working to formally identify the victim, with firefighters and emergency medical teams attending the scene.