Three different individuals had been injured within the accident, which occurred at round 4:30 am (0330 GMT) on a freeway close to the city of Los Palacios within the province of Seville, the federal government of Andalusia stated in a press release.
All three injured belong to the Civil Guards police drive, the drive stated in a message on X, previously Twitter.
“I want to ship all my love and solidarity to the households of the individuals who died, two of them cops, in a highway examine,” Prime Minster Pedro Sánchez wrote on X, previously Twitter, including he wished a “speedy restoration for the injured on this tragic accident”.
Quiero trasladar todo mi cariño y solidaridad a las familias de las personas fallecidas, dos de ellas guardias civiles, en un management en carreteras de la @guardiacivil en la provincia de Sevilla.
Mis deseos de una pronta recuperación para los heridos en este trágico accidente.
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) March 19, 2024
Spanish media stated the officers who had been run over by the truck had been finishing up routine checks towards drug trafficking. The driving force of the truck has been detained and examined unfavourable for medication and alcohol, the reviews stated.
A consultant of the central authorities within the province of Seville, Francisco Toscano, instructed information radio Cadena Ser that the driving force seems to have been “distracted” and by chance hit the police checkpoint.
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The accident comes after two Civil Guards had been killed in February after being hit by a drug traffickers’ boat throughout a chase within the harbour at Barbate, close to the key southern port of Cádiz, in Andalusia.
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Spain is among the most important entry factors for medication into Europe given its shut ties with Latin America, which is the principle supply of cocaine, and its proximity to Morocco, a key supply of hashish resin.