Car thief caught after horrific accident

            An Algerian man, identified only as A.D. aged 27, has been arrested under unfortunate circumstances in Huercal Overa for car theft. The stolen car he was driving, a Renault Megane taken in Benicarlo in Castellon - several hundred kilometres from here, came off the A7 motorway in the small hours of the morning and hit the crash barrier, trapping the driver. Two passengers in the car escaped from the scene on foot and have not been found. The driver had to be cut from the car by fire-fighters and was rushed to Huercal Overa hospital where as a result of his injuries one of his legs was amputated. Once out of the danger the driver was arrested.