Holiday hell in Canary Islands

A spring holiday in the Canary Islands for two West Yorkshire families ended in tragedy when a hit-and-run driver knocked down two twelve year olds, killing one and badly injuring the other. The tragedy happened on Sunday evening in the resort of Puerto Rico, on the south coast of Gran Canaria, as the two families were strolling in the town.

A blue Ford Escort mounted the pavement and knocked down the two children. One, a girl, was killed. The other, a boy, badly injured. Both were from Dewsbury.

The car then drove on. But the accident happened next to a taxi rank and one of the drivers gave chase while other witnesses called the emergency services.

The taxi driver caught-up with the escaping car and spoke to the driver, a man in his fifties, when the vehicle pulled-up some 300 yards away. “I advised him not to flee, that it would be worse, and the guy turned round and went back to the scene of the accident,” the cabbie told the Diario de Las Palmas local newspaper.

The man, a Colombian, was arrested by the paramilitary Civil Guard along with his passenger, reported to be his daughter.

Two ambulances were on the scene within minutes but there was nothing they could do for Abigail. A helicopter was also summoned but was not needed.

Thomas was taken to hospital in one of the ambulances after receiving treatment at the scene. Members of the two families were also treated for shock.  Yorkshire Evening reported online.

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