A man has died and 27 people are in hospital after a bus carrying British passengers crashed in the Canary Islands, local officials have said.
The incident happened at 1.15pm local time on Friday when the vehicle veered into a ravine on the GM-2 highway near the town of San Sebastian de La Gomera on the island of La Gomera.
According to the information released by local officials, the bus was transporting a tour group for a boat excursion when the crash occurred.
The accident has left authorities dealing with a large number of injured passengers, while the circumstances of the crash are still being reported. The vehicle left the roadway and went into the ravine, causing the fatality and multiple injuries.
La Gomera is one of the islands in Spain’s Canary Islands archipelago, and San Sebastian de La Gomera is among the island’s main towns. The GM-2 highway runs near the area where the crash took place.
Officials have not released further details about the condition of those injured or the identity of the man who died. The incident remains under official attention as the affected passengers receive treatment in hospital.
The crash has drawn attention because the bus was carrying British passengers as part of a tour group, though the source report does not provide additional information about the group or the operator involved.
