Actress Beatriz Álvarez-Guerra dies when the car in which she was traveling fell into the Almofrei River (Pontevedra)

Actress

has died at the

in a car accident.

This was confirmed this Thursday by the Union of Actors and Actresses.

Until now there was news of the fatal accident, but the identity of the victim had not been disclosed.

The actress lost her life on Tuesday after the car she was traveling in fell into

, in the province of

.

The accident occurred around three in the afternoon on Tuesday at Loureiro, at kilometer 1 of the PO-235 highway.

The vehicle

, according to the first hypotheses due to a mistake by the driver.

The victim was unable to get out of the car despite the attempts of her partner, who even asked for help from other drivers who jumped into the river to try to get her out of it.

His efforts were in vain as the vehicle was overturned and the water was very cloudy due to the impact and loss of fuel.

Shortly after, the emergency services were able to verify that

.

The driver managed to leave the vehicle by his own means and was treated at the scene by 061 health personnel.

Hours later, the Civil Guard arrested the 24-year-old driver and partner of the actress in the municipality of Cerdedo-Cotobade (Pontevedra), after verifying that he does not have a driving license.

The young man, a native of this Pontevedra town although he resides in Madrid,

.

The magistrate of the Investigating Court No. 2 of Pontevedra ordered the release of the driver on Wednesday.

As judicial sources have confirmed to Europa Press, the young man took advantage of his right not to testify.

Beatriz Álvarez-Guerra

had participated in the feature film

, in different short films and had appeared in some episodes of the

series .

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