Two women, aged 82 and 79, were killed and the third left seriously injured after a 74-year-old man accidentally ran them over.

The accident occurred in Liérganes on the north coast of Spain earlier in the month at 15.50h on the CA-260.

The four women pedestrians – the fourth woman was not hit – were walking in a group along the pavement when the car ploughed into them.

The driver, who was treated for shock, appears to have lost control of the car and driven several metres along the pavement before colliding with the victims. The Mayor of the town considers that the man might have fainted or suffered a moment of dizziness at the wheel, causing him to lose control.

The driver was tested for alcohol consumption, which proved negative, neither was he speeding.

(News: Lierganes, Cantabria, Spain – photo: Sane)