Police have located material associated with the consumption of laughing gas, known as nitrous oxide, in the wreckage of the vehicle involved in the fatal collision last Sunday in Poblenou. The fleeing driver, who evaded the Mossos d'Esquadra, caused the accident by crashing into a car stopped at a traffic light, resulting in the deaths of two occupants. A third occupant was seriously injured.
According to police sources, at least one dispenser of this gas and a balloon were found in the vehicle, which had French license plates. Laughing gas is a substance acquired cheaply in nightlife and 'botellón' (street drinking) areas, used to induce a temporary state of euphoria.
The pursuit began after staff at the Hilton Diagonal Mar hotel alerted the police due to the driver's erratic and dangerous driving within the establishment's garage. The driver fled at high speed, driving on the wrong side of the road, on sidewalks, and hitting motorcycles, until the final impact at the intersection of Pallars and Fluvià streets.
The driver responsible for the collision has not yet been officially identified.
