At the least one person died and 27 were injured after a bus carrying British tourists crashed down a ravine on the Spanish island of La Gomera, emergency services said on Friday.
Those injured, including three in serious condition, were airlifted to the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Hospital and others, local emergency services said in a social media post. They added that the occupants were 27 British nationals and the motive force.
The accident happened when the vehicle got here off the GM-2 road in La Gomera, one in all the Canary Islands and popular with visitors from northern Europe.
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“Our thoughts exit to those affected by this tragic incident,” the British foreign ministry said, adding that it was in contact with local authorities and able to help British nationals.
Rescuers work on the scene of a bus crash near in San Sebastian de La Gomera, in Spain’s Canary Islands, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Europa Press Canarias/Europa Press via AP).
The bus was operated by Gomera Tours, a neighborhood company. When Reuters contacted the corporate, a spokesman said it didn’t need to comment.
Spanish police have launched an investigation however the reason for the crash has not yet been established.
Last yr, one woman died and 10 people were injured in a traffic accident on the identical road.