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 took place at 1.15pm local time on Friday on the island of La Gomera. The vehicle was travelling on the GM-2 highway near the town of San Sebastián de La Gomera when it veered into a ravine.
According to the source report, the bus was transporting a tour group for a boat excursion at the time of the crash. Authorities have not provided further details in the information released so far.
The crash has left one person dead and prompted medical treatment for 27 others who were taken to hospital. The nationalities of those injured were not detailed in the source beyond the fact that the bus was carrying British passengers.
La Gomera is one of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. The GM-2 is a major route on the island, and the area near San Sebastián de La Gomera is where the vehicle left the roadway and entered the ravine.
No additional information was included in the initial report about the cause of the crash, the condition of those injured, or any response from emergency services beyond the confirmation of casualties by local officials.
The incident adds to what is already a tragic day for those involved, with a holiday excursion turning into a deadly crash on a road in the island’s capital area.
