26 year old tourist from Bolton has died after a hit and run in Benalmádena Costa

26 year old tourist from Bolton has died after a hit and run in Benalmádena Costa just before 5am on Friday. He was on the Costa del Sol for a short holiday with 3 friends. The accident took place on the avenida Antonio Machado. Just before 5am, a local Benalmádena police car was on patrol in the Costa district, along the old N-340, when they saw a body on the pavement about 500m away from the Plaza de Solymar. The police checked the body and saw he was dead. He is thought to have died instantly with his body showing several injuries which indicated that he had been run over by a vehicle. Police say he also seems to have hit a balustrade which runs along that section of road. The alleged driver of the car was arrested an hour later by the National Police and will go before the court today, Saturday, charged with negligent homicide and failing in the obligation to help. The case was solved quickly thanks to good cooperation in the police. Messages were sent to all the police in the area to be on the lookout for a damaged vehicle and an hour after the accident a patrol in Torremolinos reported a damaged vehicle. An arrest of a 26 year old Spaniard was made. Although the British man was carrying no identification at the time of the accident, the police investigation discovered that the 26 year old from Bolton was on holiday with three friends.