Overview
- A coach traveling from Lleida to La Granja d'Escarp crashed into a building façade and a bus stop on Rambla Ferran at about 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday, prompting an immediate rescue response.
- The Catalonia ambulance service said it attended to 46 people who suffered four critical injuries, nine serious injuries, and 33 minor injuries.
- SEM deployed 11 ambulance units, a medicalized helicopter, and a team of psychologists while Bombers (fire and rescue) evacuated occupants and supported medical teams.
- Rambla Ferran remains closed as several injured were transferred to Arnau de Vilanova Hospital and emergency crews continue to treat and account for passengers on site.
- Regional leaders expressed support for the injured and investigators have secured the scene to determine the cause, a probe that could prompt safety checks on coach operations and local transport routes.