A bus carrying Inditex ITX.MC employees overturned on Tuesday (16) and got stuck at the exit of a tunnel in a near-vertical position in Pineda de Mar, in the Spanish province of Barcelona, injuring dozens of people, authorities said.
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The vehicle, with 52 people on board, was traveling between Barcelona and Tordera in the northeast, where Inditex, owner of fashion brand Zara, has a factory, Xavier Amor, mayor of Pineda de Mar, told national broadcaster TVE.
Three passengers with serious injuries were airlifted to hospitals, and dozens were treated nearby or transferred to health centers with less serious injuries.
The driver had to be removed from the bus. There was no immediate information about what caused the accident, which is being investigated by regional police.
Inditex declined to comment and called emergency services.
Traffic authorities have warned motorists to avoid the area as emergency services expect work to remove the bus to take several hours.
Source: CNN Brasil
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