Moment British holidaymakers rammed by harmful driver in Majorca

This is the horrifying moment Brits in a Spanish holiday hotspot were chased down and rammed by a dangerous driver.

In dramatic scenes caught on camera near Palma airport in Mallorca, the victims’ car was chased on to a motorway and forced on to the hard shoulder.

The pursuit continued for another mile, with the attacker making ‘several reckless manoeuvres’ police said, before the Brits reversed up an on-ramp in a desperate bid to escape.

But the dangerous driver followed them still, ramming into them, before making off.

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

In footage of the attack taken by the front passenger, the occupants of the car are heard screaming and trying to remember the Spanish emergency number.

The pursuit continued for another mile, with the attacker making ‘several reckless manoeuvres’ police said

The Son Oms site neighbours Palma de Mallorca Airport, with a multitude of car rental firms

Then the attacker rams them, draws level, and flips them his middle finger. The two drivers had had an argument minutes before at the Son Oms industrial estate, according to a statement from the Guardia Civil.

The Son Oms site neighbours Palma de Mallorca Airport, with a multitude of car rental firms.

The statement continued: ‘The victim stopped the vehicle at one of the entrances to the highway, reversing, to escape from the other driver.

‘At that moment the vehicle that was pursuing him also reversed until it crashed intentionally, causing numerous damages to both vehicles.

‘After a complaint was received* the agents located the driver, who is being investigated for the crime of reckless driving, and another for damages.’

While the motivation behind the reckless attack is still not known, anti-tourism sentiment is on the rise in the Balearics. 

Protesters hold a sign reading ‘We want to live, not survive’ during a demonstration to protest against the massification of tourism

While tourism makes up around 13% of Spain’s GDP, furious locals in travel hotspots have been protesting tourism in their regions

While tourism makes up around 13% of Spain’s GDP, furious locals in travel hotspots have been protesting tourism in their regions, leaving holidaymakers feeling intimidated.

An estimated 15,000 locals joined the protest that snaked through the capital Palma and headed for Weyler Square on Saturday, where holidaymakers were out in force for dinner and drinks.

Polly Taylor, who was dining with three friends, said that she initially had no idea what the crowd were doing until they started to come closer to the restaurant as armed police began to show up on the scene.

‘It was like a storm was coming but we didn’t know what the storm was about….then the noise from the protestors just got louder and louder and we were swamped with them’, Taylor said.

The intimidating atmosphere continued as Taylor said the noticed signs reading: ‘Go home tourists’.

‘At that point, between the sea of people and…, it felt very intimidating to the point we discussed trying to leave and get out in case it turned nasty. We eventually managed to move into the restaurant to get off the street before any trouble could start’.

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 protestor walked through the dining area on the street while ‘clapping and shouting’.

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

Now, Taylor said that she won’t be visiting Majorca again.

‘I will take my money elsewhere until they sort this all out. I understand their cause, being priced out of their own country owing to tourism, but they were targeting the wrong people.’

‘They never to target their government and the huge holiday companies. We were simply contributing to their economy by holidaying for a few days,’ Taylor said. 

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

She shocked locals in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao by putting up a large-handwritten sign over a bus-stop billboard offering cheap flights to the Balearic Islands from just 19 Euros (£16) to enjoy the region’s ‘rhythm and waves’ which read: ‘The Balearic Islands are very overcrowded.

‘If you want to help us don’t come for the time being. We will welcome you back again if we manage to reverse this situation of unsustainable tourism.’

She added referencing the price of accommodation on islands like Majorca and Ibiza which protestors against the current tourism model have linked to Airbnb-style holiday rentals: ‘Flights at 19 euros, rents at 1,900 euros’ before signing off her message as ‘Una Mallorquina’ – English for ‘A Majorcan woman.’

She wrote on X, formerly Twitter, where she posted the photo of her protest: ‘I couldn’t leave Bilbao…without complaining and thanking a city that wishes us the best in this cause.’