Quote: ‘They didn’t speak Spanish and were obviously upset. They were touring Costa del Sol and southern Spain. The streets were laid when people used donkey-drawn carriages’
An British couple got their Motorhome stuck down a narrow Spanish street in what turned out to be a nightmare during a tour of southern Spain.
The middle-aged holidaymakers had been enjoying a day in the picturesque village of Sorvilan, just south of Granada in Spain
Their motorhome got wedged between two houses – despite a sign warning larger vehicles to avoid the centre.
A tow-truck and local police attended the scene taking FOUR hours to get them out of the vehicle.
The unnamed couple managed to continue their journey – but had damaged their motorhome – along with the wall of one of the houses they were wedged between.
Police officer Jose Rivas said: “They were passing through the village and never had any intention of staying so long.
“A tow-truck had to be called and there was very little they could do – but sit and wait while we tried to free the motorhome.
“They didn’t speak much Spanish and it wasn’t really the sort of situation where we were going to get into detail about where they were coming from and where they were going, because they were obviously so upset at what happened.
“But it seemed like they were touring the Costa del Sol and southern Spain – and they obviously didn’t see a sign on the way into the centre of the village, warning people about trying to go down the narrow streets with large vehicles.
“We’re talking about streets that were designed when people used donkey-drawn carriages and not for the sort of vehicle that got stuck.
“The operation to release it involved the use of a jack to lift it up and push it out of the spot where it was stuck. There was no other possible solution.
“The motorhome might have got through the gap, if it had been driven at it in a straight line, but it was coming from an angle and although the front half got through, the back was a bit wider and got wedged tight in.
“The side of the motorhome by the driver’s door was pretty badly damaged, but the vehicle was still driveable.
“They just need to be more careful about where they try and go with their motorhome.
“It’s the first time in my years of service here that I’ve had to deal with something like this. “You have to be careful about these sort of things – in all the villages.”
