See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy NATALIA PENZA Published: 11:00 BST, 1 July 2026 | Updated: 11:02 BST, 1 July 2026
A man has died after being crushed by a cleaning truck as he slept on a beach in Spain.The victim was asleep on the sand at L'Arrabassada Beach in the city of Tarragona when he was hit early on Sunday morning. He was rushed to the hospital after being treated at the scene by paramedics, but he died the following day from his injuries. Police have opened an investigation into the incident.The driver of the cleaning vehicle told officers that he didn’t see the man until after the accident.The victim is understood to have been sleeping under a blanket which meant he wasn’t as visible as he would have been under normal circumstances.His nationality has not yet been made public.L’Arrabassada Beach is a long and wide family beach at the north of Tarragona’s seafront, and is popular among tourists. It is just over a mile and a half from the city marina. A man has died after being crushed by a cleaning truck as he slept on a L'Arrabassada Beach in the city of Tarragona (file image) The driver of the cleaning vehicle told officers that he didn’t see the man until after the accident. (File image) In December 2024, a German tourist died on a Gran Canaria beach after being run over by a delivery vehicle as she sunbathed on the sand.The 64-year-old victim was killed instantly after the 4x4 pick-up went over her chest at the Playa del Ingles resort while her husband was taking a dip in the sea.The driver of the vehicle that hit her failed to stop, and after being tracked down by police shortly after the lunchtime tragedy on December 2 2024, insisted he had no idea he had just hit someone.The incident occurred near the famous Maspalomas Dunes, a few feet from a beach kiosk believed to be one of the pick-up delivery points for merchandise.The driver was described locally at the time as a 50-year-old who had been working on the beach for a decade and knew the area very well.
