A coach carrying 27 British tourists being transferred from their holiday accommodation in Playa de Santiago to the ferry in San Sebastian de La Gomera crashed yesterday just about 4 kms from its destination and only a few hundred yards above the location of another fatal bus crash in May last year.
One British tourist died in yesterday's crash, three are in a serious condition and a further 11 suffered minor injuries. One of the seriously injured has been transferred by helicopter to the university hospital in Tenerife, the others are being treated in La Gomera's hospital.
The crash happened at around 1 pm and it has been reported that the Guardia Civil police suspect a brake failure on the steep serpentine mountain road which has lots of sharp bends and that the driver's actions prevented a much worse outcome, but further investigations are ongoing. The British Foreign Office is supporting the victims and their families
(images from official Canary Islands government 112 emergencies X account)
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