One dead and 27 injured after bus with British passengers crashes in Canary Islands | Spain
Local authorities said that one person died and 27 people were hospitalized after a bus carrying British passengers crashed in the Canary Islands.
The incident occurred at 13.15 local time on Friday, when the vehicle veered into a valley on the GM-2 highway near the town of San Sebastián de La Gomera.
Local media reported that the bus was carrying a British group for a boat tour and that four of the injured were in critical condition.
Authorities said: “Emergency medical teams treated 28 people on the bus, 27 of whom were British tourists and the driver.
“We can confirm that one person died and 27 injuries of varying degrees, three of them serious, were transported to Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Hospital.”
It was learned that there were 25 adults and 3 children on the plane, including the driver.
The most seriously injured passenger was taken to hospital on the neighboring island of Tenerife, while the rest of the injured were treated at La Gomera hospital.
Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo said, “I am following the bus accident in La Gomera and the work of the emergency teams currently responding. My support to the victims and their families.”
The British embassy in the Spanish capital Madrid said: “Our thoughts are with those affected by this tragic incident. We are aware of the situation and stand ready to support British citizens. We are also in contact with local authorities on the ground.”
Spanish police launched an investigation, but the cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
Last year, a woman died and 10 people were injured in a traffic accident that occurred on the same road.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said her thoughts were with those affected by the “tragic” accident and the Foreign Office was ready to support the British tourists and their families involved.
