British woman, 59, fighting for her life after three-car pile-up on Spanish island

A British woman has been left fighting for her life after being involved in a three-car pile-up in the Spanish island of Menorca today.

The unnamed 59-year-old had to be freed from the wreckage of her car by firefighters following the horror crash this morning.

She was admitted to intensive care at Mateu Orfila Hospital in the island capital Mahon.

Local reports said one of the three cars, driven by a 21-year-old Spaniard who was also critically injured and taken to the same intensive care unit as the British woman, was believed to have strayed onto the wrong side of the road near Alaior as he headed in the direction of Mahon.

Another woman, thought to be between 20 and 30, was taken to Juaneda Clinic in a less serious condition.  

Two other people suffered minor injuries and were treated on-site. 

Pictures from the scene of the crash showed the mangled wreckage of two of the cars involved.

A British woman is fighting for her life after being involved in a horrific car accident in Menorca today 

Pictures from the scene of the crash showed the mangled wreckage

The unnamed British woman was admitted to intensive care at Mateu Orfila Hospital in the island capital Mahon

Civil Guard traffic officers have launched an investigation and will report to a local court.

An ambulance service spokesman, confirming the severity of the incident, confirmed: Three cars were involved and five people injured.

Firefighters had to free two of the casualties, a woman aged around 60 and a man in his twenties.

One of the five injured people were treated at the scene and didnt require a hospital transfer.

The horrific accident this morning comes after a British father and his two sons were injured in a head-on death crash in Menorca last year. 

The trio were travelling in a taxi which smashed into a rental car carrying a female passenger who died.

One of the British youngsters, aged 20, suffered serious head injuries and was stabilised at the scene before being transferred to the Mateu Orfila Hospital.

A 24-year-old described as his brother was also seriously hurt, suffering multiple injuries including a broken leg.

Civil Guard traffic officers have launched an investigation 

Their 46-year-old father and the taxi driver were also hurt but not seriously.

The woman killed was a 72-year-old Argentinian national who was a front-seat passenger in the Kia Stonic hire car that collided with the taxi.

Her 64-year-old husband, who was driving, suffered serious chest injuries.

The tragedy happened near the inland town of Ferreries, one of the most picturesque on the island, on the road between Mahon and Ciutadella.