Police and emergency services at the scene in Majorca (Picture: SOLARPIX.COM)
A young British woman has been killed after a 4×4 hit her and her boyfriend as they were waiting to cross the road in Majorca, it has been reported.
The couple were said to be waiting to cross a pedestrian crossing outside Palma Cathedral when they were hit.
The incident happened around 6pm local time.
The driver of the 4×4 Opel Frontera has been described as a 35-year-old woman and the two victims have beenn identified locally as British tourists.
The vehicle is said to have mounted a paved area in the middle of the seafront dual-carriageway and hit a traffic light before stopping around 100 metres away.
The man has been rushed to a hospital in Palma. Failed attempts are understood to have been made at the scene to revive the woman.
Several ambulances as well as local police responded to emergency calls.
The driver of the car was said to be a 35-year-old woman (Picture: Solarpix)
A spokesman for Palma’s town-hall employed local police said he was not yet in a position to confirm the nationalities of the victims.
He said: ‘The accident occurred about 6pm opposite Palma Cathedral.
‘A woman died and a man is in a serious condition. They are a young couple. At the moment we do not have any more information.’
Emergency responders are understood to have spent nearly an hour trying to revive the woman at the scene after discovering she had gone into cardiac arrest.
The man had multiple injuries and was described as being in a ‘critical condition’ when he was rushed to Son Espases Hospital.
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The woman and her boyfriend were on holiday in Majorca.