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ARCHIVED - Cyclist dies after being hit by car on N-332 in Benidorm on the Coast Blanca
The accident happened on the N-332 in the Marina Baixa comarca, Alicante province.
A 60-year-old man died when he was involved in a collision with a car at kilometre 148 on the N-332 in Benidorm.
The cyclist was fatally wounded as he was cycling long a stretch section of the road as it passes through the coastal town at around 12.50pm on Sunday, May 30, according to the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT).
The N-332 is considered one of the most dangerous roads in Spain, and is frequently the scene of accidents as it passes through large stretches of urban coastal areas with a high density of occupation and heavy traffic.
Benidorm council has committed to the construction of new cycle lanes as part of its Tourism Sustainability Plan, which it aims to complete by the end of 2022, the plan being to create 134km of cycle lanes by the end of 2021.
