Flamingo beach in Playa Blanca holiday village on coast of Lanzarote island, Spain
The crash happened at Flamingo beach in Lanzarote (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A baby has been killed and several people have been injured after a car mounted a pavement and mowed down pedestrians in a popular tourist resort.

The vehicle mounted the pavement near the Hotel Flamingo in the resort of Playa Blanca on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands at around 6.30pm local time on Sunday.

Two female victims were seriously injured while another three people were also hurt.

Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were sent to the scene, and it’s understood that the driver of the car told police she’d suffered a steering problem.

A full police investigation is now underway – and there is nothing at this stage pointing to it being investigated as a terror incident.

Local reports suggest some of the victims are British tourists, but local police have not yet confirmed their nationalities.

A spokesman for a local emergency response centre said: ‘The incident occurred at 6.22pm local time. A baby aged five months died and six people suffered diverse injuries.

During assistance at the scene two women were found to have suffered serious multiple injuries in an initial evaluation and were transferred to Doctor Jose Molina Orosa Hospital in the island capital Arrecife.

‘Two other women with several moderate-level multiple injuries were also taken to the same hospital along with two men who had injuries to their lower limbs.

‘Seven land ambulances were sent to the scene and an air ambulance was also mobilised because of the seriousness of the incident along with a doctor and nurse from Playa Blanca Health Centre.

‘The other emergency responders included firefighters, Civil Protection workers, local police and the Civil Guard.

‘The first 999 calls that came in were about an incident in which a car had run over several people in Archipielago Avenue on the corner of Lanzarote Street.

‘The medicalised air ambulance was sent to Lanzarote Airport because it was anticipated one of the most seriously-injured women was going to be transferred to a hospital in Gran Canaria.

‘Local police will be tasked with producing a report on the incident.’

A statement from Yaiza Town Hall, which is responsible for Playa Blanca, said: ‘Yaiza Town Hall expresses its solidarity with the victims and their families after a number of people were run over in Playa Blanca.

‘Our total respect for the ongoing investigation by the authorities and our gratitude to the security forces and emergency responders involving in dealing with this tragic incident.’

Playa Blanca is the southernmost town in Lanzarote, about a 40-minute drive from the island’s airport.

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