A 51-year-old father of two has died in hospital after a collision involving his electric scooter and a municipal bin lorry in Almeria.

The man was struck near the Fuente de los Peces fountain in Nicolas Salmeron park and was taken to the intensive care unit at Torrecardenas University Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

He leaves behind his wife and two children, aged 20 and 14.

His family said he was a cautious rider who wore a helmet and had insurance.

They said responsibility for the collision would need to be determined through the judicial process.

Emergency service 112 Andalucia received a call about the crash at around 4.55pm.

Paramedica and local police attended, and a mobile intensive care ambulance took the injured man to hospital.

The lorry driver remained at the scene until officers arrived.

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