Brit tourist, 28, is arrested on manslaughter charges in Greece after his girlfriend, 33, was killed in head-on crash 'when he drove into oncoming traffic' on holiday island

Greek police have arrested a British man on manslaughter charges after his partner was killed in a brutal head-on car crash in Greece earlier this week.

The 28-year-old Brit was behind the wheel with his 33-year-old partner in the passenger seat when their car veered into oncoming traffic as they drove through the resort town of Kardamena on the Greek island of Kos on Monday morning.

Their vehicle rolled into the path of a second car driven by a 42-year-old Albanian man and suffered a sickening collision.

Both drivers escaped the horror smash with minor injuries but the 33-year-old woman sustained critical trauma, according to Greek media reports.

She was rushed to Kos hospital by EKAV ambulance services, but succumbed to her injuries just hours later, with doctors unable to save her. 

Her 28-year-old partner was initially released after medical checks, but was subsequently arrested yesterday and was reportedly charged with 'manslaughter by negligence'. 

The tragic incident comes just weeks after a British woman was run down and dragged along the tarmac by a reckless driver who lost control of their car on the Greek island of Crete.

The unnamed 47-year-old was enjoying a family holiday with relatives and in-laws in the coastal village of Georgioupoli in Crete's Chania region in early July.

They were on a walk along a country lane on Friday evening when a silver Peugeot 206 sped along the road and ploughed into the group.

The victim was knocked to the floor and dragged off the road by the car which smashed through a wire fence and eventually came to a stop roughly 40ft into the adjacent field. 

Horrific pictures from the scene captured by Greek media outlet Flash News showed a pool of blood soaking into the tarmac by the side of the road.

Two women, aged 47 and 54, were hit by the car with the elder victim sustaining various abrasions but ultimately escaping without serious injury.

The 47-year-old however was rushed to Rethymnon Hospital with serious head trauma. 

Doctors stabilised her but her condition deteriorated overnight and Greek media reported that she passed away in her hospital bed on Saturday, July 13. 

The driver of the vehicle is said to have escaped the incident without injury and was taken into custody. 

Officers from the Vrysses Police Department in Chania are now conducting an investigation into the incident.

A FCDO Spokesperson said: 'We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Greece and are in contact with the local authorities.'