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Spain Faces Deadly Day of Traffic Accidents and Knife Violence

May 23 saw multiple traffic collisions and a fatal knife fight in Cáceres, leaving two dead and several injured as emergency services responded nationwide.

Los equipos de emergencias atendieron el accidente en la calle Baiona.
Un mosso junto a un tractor

Overview

  • A van overturned early morning on the A-66 in Mozárbez, Salamanca, killing one passenger and injuring another.
  • An 18-year-old man died, and a minor was injured in a knife fight in Cáceres' Parque del Perú; police have detained the minor suspect.
  • A 90-year-old driver was hospitalized after his car rolled off the A-7 in Fuengirola, Málaga, causing significant traffic disruptions.
  • Two Bilbao police officers were injured when their patrol car overturned after a collision in the city center while responding to an emergency call.
  • Other incidents included a pedestrian struck in Girona, a truck-van crash in Cáceres, and a car-motorcycle collision in Granada, with all injured receiving medical care.