A man died this early morning in Salobreña after being the victim of a hit and run accident.
The incident occurred at 07:30 this morning at km 320 of the N-340 coast road in Salaobreña during a period of heavy traffic. The victim was hit by a car whose driver did not stop and then, after being knocked to the ground, was hit by several other cars which were unable to take avoiding action. The Emergency Services were unable to do anything for the victim and could only certify his death.
It is not known at this stage whether the victim was trying to cross the road at the time of the accident or if he was walking along the verge and was just mown down.
Police are looking for the driver who left the scene of the accident without stopping and have found a vehicle in Vélez-Málaga which has traces of blood on it and could be implicated in the accident.