British motorcyclist, 62, killed in head-on crash in Spain
The scene of the crash near the city of Pamplona in Spain (Picture: SOLARPIX.COM)
A British motorcyclist has died after slamming head-on in a van in Spain yesterday.
The 62-year-old was riding along the NA-1110 – a road that runs parallel to the A-12 motorway – when his bike collided directly with the front of a white van.
The impact was so violent it crushed the front of the vehicle, leaving debris strewn along the roadside, about 35 minutes from Pamplona, famous for the running of the bulls.
The motorbike itself was hurled across the tarmac in the collision.
The driver of the van were unharmed in the crash (Picture: SOLARPIX.COM)
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash after getting a call at around 1.40pm.
Ambulances, firefighters and even a medical helicopter were deployed – but there was nothing they could do to save the motorcyclist.
A spokesperson for local firefighters said: ‘We were called this afternoon about a front-on collision between a motorbike and a van on the NA-1110.
‘The man on the motorbike died and the occupants of the van were unharmed.’
Pictures from the scene showed a white van with its front smashed in and window shattered by the side of the road.
It was not immediately clear if the victim was a tourist or a British expat in Spain.
Emergency services are yet to identify the man.
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