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Car Drives Into Bar Terrace in Frigiliana, Several Injured

Authorities are probing whether the 47-year-old driver suffered a health episode that caused the vehicle to enter the terrace.

Overview

  • The vehicle entered the outdoor terrace of Bar Virtudes on Calle San Sebastián in Frigiliana around 19:30 on Monday and struck people seated there, prompting an immediate 112 emergency response.
  • Regional emergency service 112 later reported seven people injured, including two minors, while local Diario Sur initially recorded four injuries; there are no reported deaths.
  • Local reporting identifies the car as a white Peugeot driven by a 47-year-old local woman who allegedly had a sudden health problem, with some accounts specifically reporting an epileptic seizure that investigators have not yet verified.
  • Several of the most seriously hurt were members of a Polish tourist family, with the father taken to the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía with a tibia fracture and the mother and others evacuated to nearby health centers.
  • The Policía Local has opened initial procedures to determine the cause and the driver’s condition, and the incident raises questions about pedestrian safety on narrow, tourist-packed streets and protections for outdoor terraces.