Overview
- Two cars collided on the Almería‑bound A‑7 near the Cerrado de Calderón exit and one vehicle left the carriageway, falling about 30 metres onto Calle Pintor Sánchez Cotán.
- The crash in the early hours of Sunday left three passengers dead and the Irish driver, aged 31, critically injured in hospital.
- Spanish police have confirmed the three people who died were Irish and local reporting has identified them as members of the Mullingar community in County Westmeath.
- Guardia Civil investigators have opened a judicially coordinated inquiry that will examine vehicle computer data, witness statements and possible forensic tests to determine how the car left the road.
- Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to families and the Mullingar community has issued tributes while authorities continue the on‑scene and hospital inquiries.