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Tour Bus Plunges Off La Gomera Road, Killing One and Injuring Tourists

Guardia Civil opens an inquiry into the cause with injury totals still in dispute.

Overview

  • The crash, which occurred Friday near San Sebastián de La Gomera, sent a Gomera Tours coach down an embankment off the GM-2 road.
  • The coach carried British holidaymakers and a Spanish driver, and one British passenger died in the wreck.
  • Officials reported conflicting injury figures, with some accounts listing 14 hurt including three in serious condition and others citing 27 wounded.
  • Medics transferred the injured to hospitals on La Gomera and Tenerife, and a rescue helicopter supported the evacuations.
  • The Guardia Civil launched a road-traffic investigation, and the stretch is known for steep, twisting mountain bends that leave little margin for driver error.