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Emergency Services Say 83 Injured, 7 Seriously, in a Bus Crash Near Barcelona
Emergency crews deployed 23 ambulances and two medical helicopters as police investigated the collision that sent the bus down a 20-metre embankment.
On Sunday, a bus crash near Barcelona, Spain, left 83 people injured after the vehicle fell down a 20-meter embankment.
Spanish news agency EFE reported the bus veered off a narrow, winding road in Fogars on Sunday afternoon, with the exact cause under investigation.
The Catalan medical emergency services reported 83 total injuries: seven people seriously hurt, 18 less seriously, and 58 with minor injuries.
Emergency services deployed 23 ambulances, two medical helicopters, three joint firefighter-medical teams, and three psychological support teams to the scene.
Rescue crews are searching the area to determine if there might be additional victims, according to Olga Pane, health minister of the Generalitat.
Dramatic rescue action in Catalonia: After a collision with a car, a bus crashes down a 20-meter-deep embankment. Dozens of people are injured, several of them severe.
In Catalonia, a bus left the road and crashed about 20 meters down an embankment. Dozens of people were injured. Possibly, the bus crashed with a car before.