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4mo ago

Barcelona Girl, 11, Dies After Being Hit by City Bus on Gran Via

City officials say the traffic unit is investigating to determine the cause.

Un bus de la línea H12, en plena recarga, en la parada final del Gornal, en L'Hospitalet
Un autobús urbano de Barcelona en una imagen de archivo
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Overview

  • The collision occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday in front of 595 Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes in the Eixample district.
  • Emergency medics treated the girl at the scene and transferred her in serious condition to Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, where she died Monday.
  • The vehicle was a Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona bus operating on line H12 between Gornal and Besòs Verneda.
  • Units from the Guardia Urbana’s Central Traffic Reports Unit (UCAT) traveled to the site to file the official report and investigate the circumstances.
  • City Hall reported this as Barcelona’s tenth traffic death of 2025 and noted a 14-year-old was killed by a bus in a separate case days earlier, while extending condolences and reaffirming efforts to reduce casualties.