The 61-year-old British citizen, who was with his son, aged 22, was taken to the Albufeira health centre, but could not be saved.

The driver was identified and detained by the police after the vehicle was found.

This was the second deadly accident involving pedestrians in Albufeira’s Avenida dos Descobrimentos in just 24 hours.

An 80-year old was also killed on Sunday morning as he tried to cross the avenue at a different point.