A British pilot has been killed alongside his wife after their car crashed through a barrier and plunged 245ft down a cliff in Gran Canaria.
The couple
The pair, named locally as Richard Addicott and Rita García Bolaños, died alongside Ivan and Marta Bolaños, who were Rita’s father and sister.
It is thought the car crashed off a road in bad weather some time between 9pm and 10pm Tuesday, before plunging 245ft off a cliff.
The couple with Rita’s father and sister who all died in the crash
The scene was not discovered until the following day when a motorway worker noticed roadside barriers had been damaged and spotted the wrecked car.
The group had been visiting Rita’s grandmother in Artenara on Tuesday before driving back to Las Palmas, where they lived.
The scene of the accident
Heading off into fog and rain, the group only made it around 10 minutes into their 90-minute journey before disaster struck, local paper La Nueva Espana reported.