Incidents

The National Police’s emotional reunion with Lina, the girl hit by a bus on Conde de Aranda: “We’ve seen her doing very well”

The National Police’s emotional reunion with Lina, the girl hit by a bus on Conde de Aranda: “We’ve seen her doing very well”

Almost four months after the morning when everything changed in a matter of seconds, Lina has reunited with Fernando, Raúl and Iñaki, the three National Police officers who were first to assist her after she was hit by a city bus on Zaragoza’s Conde de Aranda Street. The situation is now very different. The girl has recovered, returned to school and received a visit from the officers alongside her classmates.

Mario Román Vallespí · 22/09/2026
Zaragoza hunter injured in serious fall at Las Peñas de Riglos

Zaragoza hunter injured in serious fall at Las Peñas de Riglos

A 40-year-old hunter from Zaragoza was injured on Sunday after an accident while hunting in the Tres a Raya-Monte de Centenero area, in Las Peñas de Riglos. The man was hurt after jumping across a drop and appeared to have an open tibia and fibula fracture, prompting his evacuation to San Jorge Provincial Hospital in Huesca.

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills one in Teruel and leaves another critically ill

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills one in Teruel and leaves another critically ill

One person died in Teruel on Friday from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. A Civil Guard officer rescued another worker who was also unconscious and may have saved his life by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 20 minutes until medical services arrived. The worker was taken to hospital in very serious condition, according to sources from the force.

David Docón Seco · 20/09/2026
Drug-selling operation dismantled in Borja: 30 kilos of drugs and five weapons seized

Drug-selling operation dismantled in Borja: 30 kilos of drugs and five weapons seized

The Civil Guard has arrested a 23-year-old man in Borja on suspicion of drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession after dismantling a major drug-selling operation in the Zaragoza town. The operation led to the seizure of more than 30 kilos of various drugs, five modified firearms prepared for use and 410 rounds of ammunition.

David Docón Seco · 18/09/2026
Demand for self-defense sprays surges 127% in Zaragoza: what the law says about buying them

Demand for self-defense sprays surges 127% in Zaragoza: what the law says about buying them

Demand for pepper sprays and other self-defense sprays has more than doubled in Zaragoza in recent months. Data provided by specialist company Shoke puts the increase in the Aragonese capital at 127% above the 2025 average, while the rise across Aragon stands at 110%. Both figures are well above the 61% increase the company attributes to its overall online activity in Spain.

Mario Román Vallespí · 17/09/2026
Summer claims 13 lives on Aragón roads, five more than last year

Summer claims 13 lives on Aragón roads, five more than last year

Thirteen people lost their lives on Aragón's roads this summer. According to data released by the Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT), July and August were particularly deadly, ending with five more fatalities than in 2025, when eight were recorded — a 63% increase. The rise also contrasts with the national trend, where deaths increased by 4% to 240.

Sofía Villanueva López · 17/09/2026
Man Jailed in Huesca for Threatening Family with Knife and Spear

Man Jailed in Huesca for Threatening Family with Knife and Spear

A family had to lock themselves inside their home in Huesca to prevent a man from entering after he allegedly arrived in a highly aggressive manner, issuing serious threats while carrying a 15-centimeter knife and a wooden spear, according to the National Police. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of making serious threats with a bladed weapon and has been remanded in custody.

Mario Román Vallespí · 15/09/2026
Trial in Zaragoza over four chokehold robberies after 2024 office party dinners: “I didn’t think it would become so complicated”

Trial in Zaragoza over four chokehold robberies after 2024 office party dinners: “I didn’t think it would become so complicated”

The chokehold technique is well known to thieves and police, but it is rarely demonstrated in a courtroom. On Monday, one of four defendants accused of a series of violent robberies committed during the same early morning in Zaragoza, as much of the city was returning home after traditional office party dinners, admitted almost two years later to part of what happened and showed the judges how he restrained his victims by the neck before robbing them.

Mario Román Vallespí · 15/09/2026
Father tried in Zaragoza over alleged sexual abuse of his three-year-old daughter

Father tried in Zaragoza over alleged sexual abuse of his three-year-old daughter

The trial of R. C. J., accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his daughter when she was three, lasted all day Monday in Zaragoza Provincial Court. The closed-door hearing ended at around 8 p.m., with prosecutors and the private prosecution, represented by the girl’s mother, seeking 15 years in prison.

Mario Román Vallespí · 15/09/2026
41-year-old man with reduced mobility missing in Zaragoza since Friday

41-year-old man with reduced mobility missing in Zaragoza since Friday

The National Missing Persons Center (Cndes) has issued an alert for a 41-year-old man with reduced mobility who has been missing in Zaragoza since last Friday, September 11. Elías D. R. G. was last seen in the Aragonese capital, and no further details about his disappearance have emerged so far.

Mario Román Vallespí · 15/09/2026
88-year-old driver dies after crashing into a tree on the A-1409 in Torrevelilla

88-year-old driver dies after crashing into a tree on the A-1409 in Torrevelilla

An 88-year-old man died on Sunday after leaving the road and crashing into a tree on the A-1409 in the municipality of Torrevelilla. According to the Teruel Civil Guard, the car driven by the victim, who lived in La Codoñera, left the road on the left-hand side. He was the vehicle’s only occupant.

Carla Muñoz Fandos · 14/09/2026
64-year-old motorcyclist dies after colliding with a car on the N-260 in Fiscal

64-year-old motorcyclist dies after colliding with a car on the N-260 in Fiscal

A 64-year-old man died on Saturday as a result of a traffic accident on the N-260 in the municipality of Fiscal (Huesca). The victim, who was from Girona, was riding a motorcycle that collided laterally with a car. The two people in the car were unharmed. The crash occurred at 6:05 p.m. at kilometer point 454.200, in the downhill direction of traffic.

Carla Muñoz Fandos · 14/09/2026