Two people were recovered injured, including the driver
Two people were killed and the fate of three others is unknown after a bus plunged into a river in Pontevedra, Galicia, in northwestern Spain on Saturday.
#AXEGAInforma dun grave accident en #CerdedoCotobade.
Un autobus saíuse da vía e caeu por unha ponte.
At the moment, three people have been rescued: the driver and 2 passengers, two passengers and one dead (1/3) pic.twitter.com/jDiGPNCYVF— 112Galicia (@112Galicia) December 25, 2022
The bus had left with seven passengers from the city of Lugo at 19:45 (local time) bound for the port of Vigo.
(3/3) No lugar do accidente, N641, Pedre, permanenan os equipos de emerguencias, pois pólas haber más persoas dentro do autocar.
Interveñen: #BombeirosDeza, #BombeirosPontevedra, @emerx_aestradaUrxencias Sanitarias, Protección Civil da localita, @guardiacivil de Tráfico pic.twitter.com/5q3U4jtg5H
— 112Galicia (@112Galicia) December 25, 2022
Under unclear circumstances, the driver lost control of the vehicle and the bus ended up in the waters of the river.
Shortly before 02:00 (local time), the rescuers had found two dead people, while they had managed to retrieve the injured driver and a passenger.
The search and rescue operation continues to locate three passengers.
RES-EMP
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