At least three people were killed and four were missing after a passenger bus plunged from a bridge into a river in northwest Spain, local emergency services said on Sunday.
Two survivors – the driver of the vehicle and a passenger – have so far been rescued from the Lerez river, where a strong current and intense flow due to the rains that sweep the Galicia region make search and rescue work difficult, authorities said.
Survivors were taken to nearby hospitals with varying degrees of injuries, they added.
The Monbus company bus was traveling between the cities of Lugo and Vigo and had stopped at a penitentiary center close to the accident site.
He skidded off the road onto the bridge for reasons that are still unclear and fell into the water around 9:30 pm local time (2030 GMT) on Saturday.
According to preliminary data, the bus was carrying nine people in total, the driver and eight passengers, said regional authority Maica Larriba.
“There are no more bodies inside the bus, so we are continuing the search for the four missing people,” added Larriba, referring to the findings of police divers who inspected the wreckage.
The river remained above the overflow limit overnight, forcing rescuers to suspend the operation for nearly two hours due to bad weather and ground conditions, before resuming in the morning.
Source: CNN Brasil
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