A 17-year-old Norwegian girl, Nikoline, was found dead after a hit-and-run on the A-7 highway near Mijas, hours after she disappeared from a nightclub in Puerto Banús, Marbella. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene, and the Guardia Civil is searching for the suspect.
Nikoline was on vacation in the Costa del Sol and had gone to watch Norway's football victory over Brazil. She was last seen around 3:00–4:00 AM on July 6 at the Funky Buddha discoteca, where she separated from a friend Source: El Mundo. Her mother reported her missing when she did not return home, filing a complaint with the National Police Source: El Español.
Around 5:20 AM, a body was found on the A-7 at kilometer 1027, later identified as Nikoline. Emergency services confirmed her death at the scene Source: ABC. The vehicle involved is described as a truck or small van, but sources differ on its exact type: one calls it a "camión" Source: Infobae, while another says a "camión pequeño, furgoneta o pickup" Source: El Mundo. The driver did not stop, and the Guardia Civil is investigating to identify and locate the culprit Source: ABC.
“No se descarta ninguna hipótesis, ni siquiera que la joven tratase de huir del conductor del automóvil en el que pudo llegar hasta la zona donde fue atropellada.”
“La menor de 17 años se encontraba en la Costa del Sol de vacaciones y estaba previsto que regresara a casa este lunes.”
“La Guardia Civil busca al conductor del camión que atropelló mortalmente a una adolescente noruega de 17 años en la A-7 a su paso por Mijas (Málaga) y huyó tras el accidente.”
“Una amiga de Nikoline le aseguró a su madre que la menor fue al baño de la discoteca alrededor de las tres de la madrugada y cuando volvió, la joven ya no estaba.”