Terrifying moment British holidaymakers are chased for more than a mile and rammed off the highway by a driver who then reverses into Mallorca, amid growing anti-tourism sentiment on the island

This is the terrifying moment Britons in a Spanish holiday destination were chased for more than a mile by an irate motorist on the motorway before being violently rammed off the motorway in what appeared to be a targeted attack.

In dramatic scenes captured on a phone camera and on CCTV near Mallorca’s Palma airport, we see British holidaymakers desperately trying to escape as they are hunted by a rogue local who has endangered their lives with his aggressive driving behavior.

CCTV footage captured the moment the reckless driver, who has not yet been identified, swerved dangerously around the left side of the tourist’s car and rammed them off the road as they tried to enter the motorway.

A second angle shows how the car carrying tourists was forced to reverse onto a one-way road to avoid being attacked, before the local man put his motorbike in reverse and repeatedly rammed it into them.

You can see the tourists’ car buckling as it was hit, before locals cursed at them through the window and sped away from the scene.

Horrifying phone footage from tourists’ cars shows a woman crying helplessly as the white SUV crashes into them, trying to find out what the Spanish emergency number was to call the police.

Son Oms’ location is adjacent to Palma de Mallorca Airport, which has a large number of car rental companies

In a chilling video of the moment the holidaymakers are attacked, the British woman can be heard wailing as the car crashes into them.

The local man was then seen angrily raising his middle finger at the tourists before driving away.

The April 19 incident comes amid a backlash against tourism in Mallorca.

The two drivers had had an argument minutes earlier on the Son Oms industrial estate, according to a statement from the Guardia Civil.

Son Oms’ location is adjacent to Palma de Mallorca Airport, which has a large number of car rental companies.

The statement continued: “The victim stopped the vehicle at one of the freeway entrance ramps, reversing, to escape the other driver.

You see the angry local man giving a middle finger to the tourists

The tourists had to reverse onto a one-way road to avoid being hit

The tourists’ car can be seen crashing before locals drove away from the scene of the crime.

The motivation behind the reckless attack is still unknown

“At that time, the vehicle chasing him also reversed until it deliberately crashed, causing extensive damage to both vehicles.

“After a complaint was received, officers tracked down the driver, who is under investigation for reckless driving, and another for damages.”

Although the motivation behind the reckless attack is still unknown, anti-tourism sentiment is increasing in the Balearic Islands.

While tourism accounts for around 13% of Spain’s GDP, angry locals are protesting in travel hotspots against tourism in their region, leaving holidaymakers feeling intimidated.

An estimated 15,000 locals joined the protest that wound through the capital Palma on Saturday and headed towards Weyler Square, where holidaymakers went out for dinner and drinks en masse.

Phone footage from inside the car showed a female tourist crying as the white SUV sped back towards the car she was in

Protesters hold a sign reading “We want to live, not survive” during a demonstration to protest the massification of tourism

While tourism accounts for around 13% of Spain’s GDP, angry locals protest in travel hotspots against tourism in their region

Polly Taylor, who was dining with three friends, said she initially had no idea what the crowd was doing until they got closer to the restaurant when armed police arrived on the scene.

“It was like a storm was coming, but we didn’t know what the storm was about. Then the noise of the protesters got louder and louder and we were overrun with them,” Taylor said.

The intimidating atmosphere continued as Taylor said the signs read “Go Home Tourists.”

“At that moment, among the sea of ​​people and…, it felt very intimidating to the point where we discussed trying to leave and get out in case things got nasty. Ultimately, we managed to move into the restaurant so we could get off the street before any problems could arise.”

Protesters hold a banner reading “Mallorca is not for sale” during a demonstration to protest against the massification of tourism

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against mass tourism and gentrification

One demonstrator walked through the dining room onto the street, ‘clapping and shouting’.

The Londoner said she asked her waiter what the protest was about, but he said he didn’t know. “Obviously he did, but he seemed embarrassed,” she added.

Now Taylor said she won’t visit Mallorca again.

“I’ll take my money elsewhere until they sort this all out.” I understand their case, that they are being priced out of their own country because of tourism, but they targeted the wrong people.”

‘They should never focus on their government and the big holiday companies. We simply contributed to their economy by going on vacation for a few days,” Taylor said.

Anti-tourism sentiment is spreading across Spain, with Palma resident Laura Barcelo, who describes herself as a birth photographer, shocking some and winning the support of others by plastering a bus stop with the message ‘no tourism’ after leaving Mallorca for the weekend . away.

She shocked locals in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao by posting a large handwritten sign on a billboard at a bus stop offering cheap flights to the Balearic Islands from just 19 euros, allowing them to enjoy the ‘rhythm and waves’ of the region, which read: ‘The Balearic Islands are very overpopulated.

‘If you want to help us, don’t come for a while. We will be happy to welcome you again if we manage to reverse this situation of unsustainable tourism.’

She added, referring to the price of accommodation on islands such as Mallorca and Ibiza, which protesters against the current tourism model have linked to Airbnb-style holiday homes: “Flights for 19 euros, rentals for 1,900 euros” before concluding her message with ‘Una Mallorquina’. – English for ‘A Mallorcan woman.’

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