An 18-year-old motorcyclist, identified by the initials P.V.R., died after being run over at kilometer point 199 of the C-31, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The Mossos d'Esquadra received the notice of the accident at 9:50 PM on Thursday, May 28, and the young man was transferred to Bellvitge Hospital, where he died after midnight.
The sequence of the accident adds a second fatal impact to the first collision. The young man had previously collided with a vehicle and, while both drivers were exchanging information on the road, a second car ran him over.
The hit-and-run occurred when the drivers were exchanging information on the C-31
The Servei Català de Trànsit located the accident on the C-31 as it passed through L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The victim was a local resident linked to sports and had been a player for Rugby Club L'Hospitalet.
After the first collision, the motorcyclist remained at the accident site with the other driver when the second car arrived. The hit-and-run occurred at that moment of data exchange, according to the information released about the sequence of events.
The Mossos d'Esquadra have opened an investigation to clarify the causes of the accident. So far, no further details have emerged about the circumstances surrounding the double impact or the drivers involved.
Trànsit raises the number of motorcyclists killed on the road in 2026 to 22
The case adds to a casualty rate that hits motorcycle users particularly hard on the Catalan road network. Since the beginning of 2026, 51 people have died in traffic accidents, and 22 of the victims were motorcyclists, according to provisional data from the Servei Català de Trànsit.
In L'Hospitalet, the death of P.V.R. has also had repercussions in the sports sphere. Rugby Club L'Hospitalet expressed its condolences for the loss of the young man through a statement.
The motorcyclist was admitted to Bellvitge Hospital after being run over and died after midnight due to the injuries sustained.