British man, 26, killed after falling 160ft from one of Spain’s highest bridges | World News [Video]

A British man has died while trying to climb tallest bridge in Spain without any safety equipment.

The unnamed influencer, 26, fell from the 630ft Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Talavera de la Reina at 7.15am on Sunday.

His companion, 24, was initially in so much shock that he was unable to talk and remains traumatised from seeing his friend fall around 150ft to his death.

The pair are believed to have travelled to Talavera specifically to climb the bridge – the second highest in Europe – for social media.

A police spokesman said: ‘He was about 40 to 50 metres up, around a quarter of the total height of the bridge, when he fell.

‘The reason he fell is not clear and will be investigated by a local court.’

A source close to the investigation said: ‘Both the dead man and the companion that survived were climbing without any harnesses …