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One Dead, Briton Injured After SUV Mounts Pavement at Ibiza Beach

Police arrested an Irish driver following a positive roadside drugs test.

Overview

  • A Jeep Wrangler left the road at about 11:15am on Carrer des Molí opposite Pouet beach, striking three female pedestrians and knocking down a lamppost.
  • One of the injured women died in hospital, while a 23-year-old British tourist treated at Can Misses A&E is reported stable and conscious.
  • The other two victims were initially described as in critical condition, with transfers reported to the Nuestra Señora del Rosario Polyclinic.
  • Local authorities said the driver, understood to be around 30, failed a drugs test at the scene and is suspected of consuming nitrous oxide before the crash.
  • The Irish suspect was arrested on suspicion of drug-impaired reckless driving, manslaughter and serious injury, as police secure witness footage, analyze the vehicle’s control unit and continue the investigation with emergency services.