A 46-year-old man died on 29 October 2026 in Sierra de Yeguas (province of Málaga) after the car he was working on fell on him. According to the emergency coordination centre of 112 Andalucía the emergency call came in at 12:58. A witness reported that a person was trapped under a vehicle. The 112 Andalucía centre coordinates the alerting of the relevant services in Andalucía and, in this case, immediately sent firefighters, police and ambulance services to the scene.
The accident took place on the grounds of a rural property on Camino Almargen, near the A-365 regional road A-365. Crews from the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Málaga freed the man, who was beneath the car. Officers from the Policía Local and the Guardia Civil were also at the scene, along with emergency medical staff from the Centro de Emergencias Sanitarias 061 . Despite freeing him, the emergency services could only confirm his death.
The authorities initially gave no details about the deceased’s identity or place of residence. There is currently no confirmed information about the cause of the accident. Reports say the vehicle had been raised with a jack; Spanish reports refer to the device as a gato hidráulico . Why the car fell is the subject of a police investigation.
As is usual in such cases, the Guardia Civil has opened an investigation together with the local authorities. In rural areas, the Guardia Civil regularly carries out policing duties connected with the courts; the Policía Local is responsible for the initial assessment within the municipality. The investigation will examine whether there were technical faults, operating errors or inadequate safety measures. The findings will be included in a report for the investigating authorities and the competent court; any criminal or insurance-related consequences will depend on those findings and, where applicable, technical expert reports.
In similar situations, emergency services regularly point to basic safety rules when working beneath vehicles. These include lifting the vehicle only with suitable, inspected lifting equipment on firm ground, securing it additionally with appropriate supports (e.g. axle stands), and preventing it from rolling with wheel chocks before going underneath. No further details, such as the man’s identity or initial findings from the investigation, were available by the evening of 29 October 2026.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).