Arrested a driver for the fatal run over of a couple in Canals

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A man has been

for his

of two people, a man and a woman, in the Valencian municipality of Canals, as reported by the Civil Guard.

The alleged perpetrator of the death of the couple, aged 31 and 33, has been arrested by the Canals Local Police, and the Civil Guard is investigating the causes of the accident.

The man had taken his vehicle to look for those involved in an argument in which he had participated in a local pub that same night, and ran over these two young people who

, when they were going to cross the street together to a group of ten people.

As a result of the impact, the vehicle fell about 100 meters under a bridge and the driver, about 50 years old, tried to leave the place but was arrested by the Local Police, who tested him for

police sources have reported.

The deceased couple was from

, had a young son and had lived in the municipality for a short time, as explained by the mayor of Canals, Mai Castells, who has offered all the necessary help to the family of the victims and has decreed three days of mourning in the town.

The Canals City Council has decreed

after the "fateful event" that occurred on Saturday night and that "has claimed two innocent lives", as published on its social networks.

The health services have tried

without success, and have treated the young woman until the arrival of an ambulance, which has transferred her in a very critical condition to the Lluís Alcanyís Hospital in Xàtiva, where she died around 9 in the morning. .

It seems that the couple was one of the first pedestrians in the group that began to cross Valencia street, one of the most central in the municipality, when the vehicle, which

, ran over them.

The Local Police have indicated that, at the time of his arrest, the driver, also a neighbor of Canals, was aware of what had happened and that his intention was to cause harm to some people with whom he had had a discussion moments before in a pub located on the same street as the outrage, unrelated to the deceased couple.

The three days of mourning will begin this Monday, as a symbol of condolence for the death of the couple and in support of the families affected by the tragedy, according to the council, which has already contacted them to provide them with the help they need.

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