The 18-year old Maltese girl who lost her life in a traffic accident in Valencia was not run over when she crossed a motorway, but was hit by a Mercedes on a quiet road in a natural park.

Sarah Agius, who lost her life on Monday was following her father in a path reserved for pedestrians, to the side of a two way-road in a park not far away from the city centre, her uncle Lino Agius said.

The two were headed to a bus stop situated on the same side of the road, when all of a sudden, an 81-year old Spanish man coming from the opposite direction ran over Sarah.

Her father Charlo, managed to jump to the side and into some bushes.

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