A British tourist has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a horrific hit and run in the Mallorcan party town of Magaluf.
The holidaymaker was photographed mowing down two pedestrians, a Briton and a Polish woman, in a hire car after an altercation outside a nearby fast food restaurant on Thursday morning.
Footage released today by the island’s newspaper Ultima Hora shows the suspect apparently deliberately drove towards a group of people standing on the pavement and hit two flying men.
A trio of bystanders – a woman the victims were talking to and two men a few feet away – saw the car approaching and narrowly avoided being mowed down as the vehicle approached at high speed and uphill to which she waved.
Passers-by noticed the oncoming car speeding towards the curb and rushed to safety
Two people were hit unexpectedly and the car crashed into them and threw them into the air
One of the victims was left unconscious on the doorstep and both were taken to a private hospital in the island’s capital, Palma.
It was not immediately clear this morning whether they remained in hospital, although their injuries are not considered serious despite the severity of the impact.
The horrific incident happened just after 04:00 on Thursday.
According to local reports, the suspect had previously rowed with a Brit whose girlfriend had fought with his partner.
He allegedly left the scene in a rage before getting back behind the wheel minutes later, hitting the curb and hitting his victims.
It is not yet known if the man he just got into an argument with is one of the two people he injured.
The suspect, a 29-year-old whose name has not yet been released, was arrested after a search by the police at the nearby Son Matias beach.
Officers reportedly determined that he had been drinking and using drugs, although the Civil Guard has not yet confirmed alcohol and drug test results.
A spokesman for the force said in his first comment on the case this morning: “A 29-year-old Briton, who was on holiday in Mallorca, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he was in and out of Magaluf in the early hours of the morning drove from this morning to yesterday morning.
He was arrested on the nearby Son Matias beach after the police searched for him and his vehicle.
The holidaymaker was filmed mowing down two pedestrians with a hire car
One of the victims was left unconscious on the doorstep and both were taken to a private hospital in the island’s capital, Palma.
“The incident was preceded by some argument, which is still being investigated.
“One of the injured is a Polish woman, the other a British woman. Both were also on holiday in the area.”
A well-placed source said of the victims: “They were both taken to hospital but despite the severity of the impact they did not sustain any serious injuries and have now been released after treatment.
“You are very lucky to survive without life-changing injuries. The images clearly show that the car hit them at full speed.”
In May 2019, a Briton was given a two-year suspended sentence after she confessed to butchering her ex’s girlfriend in front of flats on Federico Garcia Lorca Street, near Magaluf’s vibrant Punta Ballena neighbourhood.
Kemi Coaker, then 30, from Manchester, admitted running over Meghan Tattersall, then 25, from Leeds after a plea in a Mallorcan court.
Kemi was arrested in May 2018 on suspicion of attempted murder of Meghan in a hateful hit-and-run after the younger woman started dating her ex Andrew Coaker (41) from Reading.
Manchester’s Kemi Coaker was spared jail after admitting hit-and-run but was ordered to stay at least 500 meters away from her victim
Bar worker Meghan Tattersall needed leg surgery after hit-and-run accident at Cala Vinyes resort
She was arrested half an hour after the incident on 8 May 2018 in the nearby resort of Cala Vinyes.
The victim’s injuries were initially described as severe and she took three weeks to recover from leg wounds that required surgery.
Coaker was given not only a two-year suspended sentence for wounding with a dangerous weapon, but also a three-year restraining order banning her from going within 500 meters of her victim.
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