One person has died and four others have been injured in a head-on collision between two cars near Alhaurin el Grande.
The crash happened at around 5.25pm on the A-404, which connects the town with Alhaurin de la Torre.
According to Andalucia’s 112 emergency service, one of the drivers died at the scene.
Firefighters freed two injured people trapped inside the vehicles, one from each car.
A helicopter airlifted one of the victims while ambulances transported the remaining to hospitals. Their conditions are not immediately known.
Several callers alerted 112 to the collision, reporting multiple casualties and warning that people could be trapped.
Emergency medical teams, Guardia Civil traffic officers, provincial firefighters and Alhaurin el Grande’s Policia Local attended.
The road remained closed until approximately 7.30pm while emergency crews worked at the scene.
Two recovery vehicles were brought in to remove the cars, one of which had ended up in a roadside ditch.
The collision occurred at a stretch known as La Recta, near the restaurant of the same name.
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