Bus leaves road near Barcelona: 83 people injured
On 25 October a bus left the road and fell from a 20-metre drop near Barcelona in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. Eighty-three people were injured, seven of them seriously.
A bus veered off the road and fell from a 20-metre ledge near Barcelona, in Spain's north-eastern region of Catalonia, on 25 October. The crash happened in the Fogars de Monclús area. Catalonia's emergency medical services said 83 people were injured. The report comes from the Ukrainian outlet Evropeiska Pravda, citing the Associated Press.
Condition of the injured
Seven of the injured are in serious condition, 18 are in moderate condition and 58 have minor injuries. The Catalan fire service released footage from the scene.
Circumstances and rescue effort
The Spanish news agency EFE reported that the bus left a narrow, winding road during the day and dropped from a height of 20 metres. The exact circumstances were not immediately established, and an investigation is under way.
Emergency services sent 23 ambulances and two medical helicopters to the scene. Three joint teams of firefighters and medical staff and three psychological support groups were also deployed.
Other recent accidents
The source recalls that on 16 October it was reported that 19 people were injured when a bus and a train collided on the French side of the Channel Tunnel. More recently, seven people, including two police officers, died in a road crash in north-eastern England after a vehicle travelling in the oncoming lane of a main road hit a police car.
