80 PEOPLE INJURED IN COLLISION NEAR BARCELONA

BARCELONA, OCTOBER 25 /SRNA/ - Around 80 people were injured when a bus went down an embankment after colliding with a car near Barcelona, emergency services said.

According to Catalonia’s Emergency Medical Service (SEM), four people were seriously injured, and another 18 sustained moderate injuries. Those seriously injured have already been taken to hospital.

Spanish broadcaster RTVE reported that the bus went down a 20-meter embankment after the collision.

The accident occurred in the late afternoon on the BV-5114 road near the municipality of Fogars de Montclús, in the Montseny mountain nature park in northeastern Spain.

Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene to begin assisting passengers.
Local firefighters dispatched 20 emergency response units to the area.

Catalan regional president Salvador Illa said he was following developments with great concern and was being kept constantly informed by the relevant authorities, DPA reported.

“My full support goes to those affected, and my thanks to the emergency services for their work,” Illa said.