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  "publishedAt": "2026-07-02T04:59:38.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "British tourist slapped with £30k hospital bill after cracking skull on marble floor in Majorca",
    "Thousands under alcohol ban as 45C European heatwave forces 'red weather warning'",
    "Anti-tourism protesters threaten to collapse British holiday hotspot with historic demonstration",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA man has died after being run over by a beach cleaning vehicle while sleeping on a Spanish beach.\n\nThe incident unfolded at L'Arrabassada Beach in Tarragona at around 6am, where the victim had reportedly been lying beneath a blanket on the sand.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEmergency services treated the man at the scene before taking him to hospital, where he arrived conscious.\n\nInitial assessments suggested his injuries were not life-threatening.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nHowever, according to local outlet El Caso, his condition deteriorated throughout the day and he died at Joan XXIII Hospital the following day.\n\nThe operator of the beach cleaning vehicle told police he had not seen the man before the collision.\n\nOfficers carried out a breath test on the driver at the scene, which he passed.\n\nThe victim has not yet been formally identified.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Catalan Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.\n\nTarragona City Council has also confirmed it will review the tragedy and introduce additional safety measures to help prevent similar incidents in the future, according to local newspaper El País.\n\nL'Arrabassada Beach is one of Tarragona's most popular beaches, stretching around 550 metres and attracting thousands of visitors each year.\n\nThe fatal collision comes just weeks after the same beach was struck by another tragedy.\n\n### SPAIN - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * British tourist slapped with £30k hospital bill after cracking skull on marble floor in Majorca\n  * Thousands under alcohol ban as 45C European heatwave forces 'red weather warning'\n  * Anti-tourism protesters threaten to collapse British holiday hotspot with historic demonstration\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOn June 19, three boys drowned after a group of six friends entered the sea together.\n\nA 12-year-old boy died at the scene despite almost 45 minutes of resuscitation attempts, while two 13-year-old boys later died in hospital.\n\nTarragona City Council declared three days of official mourning following the deaths.\n\nThe tragedy comes just months after a British tourist died while on holiday in Tenerife after a “freak wave” knocked her into rocks during a morning swim.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRose Buck, 56, a postal worker from West Yorkshire, had gone into the sea at Costa Adeje, Tenerife, on February 25 after discovering her hotel pool was closed.\n\nHer daughter, Chantelle Buck-Forrest, 39, said her mother was a “really strong swimmer” who regularly sought out the calm waters of a spot she called the “blue lagoon”.\n\nThe area is typically sheltered and popular with swimmers of all ages.\n\nHowever, as Ms Buck swam close to rocks, a sudden wave struck and threw her violently against them.\n\nMs Buck-Forrest believes a 4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in Tenerife that day may have triggered the unusual surge.\n\nShe said: “She was a really strong swimmer and she was swimming the perimeter of the lagoon and it was just one freak wave that took her. It just flung her against the rocks.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Man dies after being crushed by beach cleaning vehicle while asleep in Spanish holiday hotspot"
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