10 people are injured with two in a serious condition after a coach overturned in Catalonia, local reports say.
The vehicle came off the C-32 in Santa Susanna, 33 miles (53km) northeast of Barcelona, according to SEM (Sistema d’Emergències Mèdiques), the public health emergency system operated by the Catalan government.
A post on X said eight ambulances, two helicopters and several fire crews were deployed to the scene on Sunday.
SEM wrote that 53 people were on board the coach when it overturned, and those hurt had been transferred to local hospitals.
It added that two people were in a serious condition, although no further details were released about the passengers or their injuries.
Pictures posted on X by the fire department of Catalonia showed fire crews inside the overturned coach.
Fire crews closed the C-32 while dealing with the injured. Pic: Catalonia fire department/@bomberscat/x
The department posted that the overturned coach had been stabilised and a clear-up operation was underway.
It added that the coach company had sent another vehicle to the scene to pick up the uninjured passengers.
SEM said passengers had been transferred to a local leisure centre in nearby Pineda de Mar, where « psychological support » was being offered.
Pic: Catalan Transit Service/@transit/x
Fire crews said most of the passengers had been able to leave the overturned coach themselves and had climbed up the embankment to safety.
The C-32 highway was shut while emergency teams attended the scene, although the Catalan Transit Service said one lane had reopened.
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