Young Brit tourist killed and partner critical after being 'sent flying' by 4x4 in Majorca

A young British woman has died and her partner was critically injured after being mown down by a 4x4 in Majorca.

The couple were said to be waiting to cross a pedestrian crossing outside Palma Cathedral when they were hit at around 6pm local time on Wednesday.

The driver of the 4x4 Opel Frontera has been described as a 35-year-old woman and the two victims are being identified locally as British holidaymakers.

The vehicle is said to have mounted a paved area in the middle of the seafront dual-carriageway and hit a traffic light before stopping around 100 metres away.

The man has been rushed to a hospital in Palma. Failed attempts are understood to have been made at the scene to revive the woman.

Emergency responders are understood to have spent nearly an hour trying to revive the woman at the scene after discovering she had gone into cardiac arrest (SOLARPIX.COM)

Several ambulances as well as local police responded to emergency calls.

A spokesman for Palma’s town-hall employed local police said he was not yet in a position to confirm the nationalities of the victims.

He said: “The accident occurred about 6pm opposite Palma Cathedral.

“A woman died and a man is in a serious condition. They are a young couple. At the moment we do not have any more information.”

Emergency responders are understood to have spent nearly an hour trying to revive the woman at the scene after discovering she had gone into cardiac arrest.

The man had multiple injuries and was described as being in a “critical condition” when he was rushed to Son Espases Hospital.

The driver of the 4x4 Opel Frontera has been described as a 35-year-old woman and the two victims are being identified locally as British tourists (SOLARPIX.COM)

They are said to have been sent “flying through the air” after being hit at speed by the 4x4 which reportedly mounted the pavement.

Distressing footage taken at the scene showed paramedics practicing CPR on the woman who was eventually declared dead while colleagues tended to the injured man a few metres further down the road by ambulances with their sirens flashing.

Police have yet to confirm they have detained the 4x4 driver but according to local reports she has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

She is said to have passed a breath test but officers reportedly felt the unnamed woman may have been driving too fast at the time of the accident and have taken her to a police station for questioning after reading her her rights.

The couple were hit as they waited to cross the road in the direction of the sea, away from Palma Cathedral.