Overview
- A late‑night crash on the N-340 near Benicàssim at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday involved three vehicles, including a taxi, and left four people dead and six injured.
- The Guardia Civil detained a 19‑year‑old who had been driving one of the cars and who was carrying two of the victims at the time of the collision.
- The regional court says the young man is being investigated for four counts of homicide by serious negligence, five counts of negligent injuries and an offense against road safety.
- The investigating judge released him provisionally after following the prosecutor’s view and citing his age, no prior record and family ties, and imposed periodic court appearances, a driving ban, passport withdrawal and a ban on leaving Spain.
- Four of the injured remain hospitalized with reserved prognosis, authorities are conducting forensic work and witness interviews, and the probe may change legal charges as evidence is collected.