Three young women were injured after an SUV mounted the pavement and smashed into pedestrians walking next to a popular beach in Ibiza.
One tourist was reportedly killed as the Jeep Wrangler left the road and struck them before knocking over a lampost and smashing into a restaurant at 11.15am opposite Pouet beach.
One of them is now said to have died in hospital from her injuries, according to Diario de Ibiza.
A 23-year-old British woman injured was taken to an A&E unit at Ibiza’s main state hospital Can Misses where she is said to be ‘stable and conscious.’
The nationalities of the other two women have yet to be made public.
The driver failed a drugs test at the scene, police said.
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He is suspected of consuming nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, moments before the accident.
He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, manslaughter and wounding.
He is understood to be aged around 30. It was not immediately clear if he was holidaying on the island or lives in Ibiza.
A spokesman for San Jose Town Hall confirmed the arrested man was Irish but was unable to give out any more information on the nationalities of all of the women casualties.
He said: ‘San Jose Local Police today arrested an Irish driver after he hit three people in the Es Pueto area, resulting in one fatality and two serious injuries.
‘The detainee was accused of reckless driving, driving under the influence of drugs, manslaughter due to gross negligence and serious injury due to gross negligence, after initial investigations revealed evidence of nitrous oxide consumption moments before the accident.
‘In the coming hours, data will be extracted from the vehicle’s control unit, which will provide quantitative information about the driving at the time of the incident.
‘It should be noted that citizen cooperation and the large number of people and vehicles in the area have facilitated the location of witnesses and images that are assisting the investigation.
‘San Jose Local Police are currently continuing to work in coordination with the Civil Guard and the emergency services.
‘San Jose Town Council would also like to express its gratitude to the Sant Antonio Local Police for their swift and professional collaboration during the incident.’
