Three perish in fire in Madrid

An elderly couple and their son died at around midnight last night in a fire in calle María Odiaga in the district of Carabanchel in Madrid.

Two dead in flood in Finestrat, Alicante

Two people died today in Finestrat, Alicante, after being washed away by floods caused by heavy rains. The incident occurred at 12:25 at a local flea market, a downpour causing a flood which washed away three people, two of whom drowned.

Elderly couple killed when ambulance overturned

An elderly married couple from Los Molares, Sevilla, died on Monday morning after the ambulance in which they were travelling overturned on the A-375 from Utrera to Puerto Serrano.

Fairground tragedy in Villacañas, Toledo

Tragedy struck in the early hours of this morning at the feria ground in Villacañas, Toledo, when a carriage from one of the attractions, ‘La Tarántula’, became detached.

Four killed in helicopter crash in Andorra

Four people died, another was seriously injured and one person is still missing after a helicopter crashed this morning in the municipality of Canillo in Andorra. The injured man has been transferred to hospital in Barcelona. The reason for the accident is not yet known.

Six deaths so far in Europe from E Coli bacteria

Six people have so far died in Germany and thousands have become ill in four European countries following an E Coli outbreak, the source of the infection thought to be organic cucumbers from Málaga and Almeria.

Couple die in fire in Moriles, Córdoba

Police are investigating the cause of a fire at a house in calle Manuel López Aguilera, Moriles, Córdoba province, in which a man and a woman died early on Friday afternoon.