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Updated · Reuters · Apr 10British Tourist Killed, Dozens Injured as Bus Plunges into Ravine in Canary Islands
55 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 10
- A bus carrying 27 British tourists plunged into a ravine on La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, killing a 77-year-old man and injuring 27 others.
- The crash occurred near San Sebastián de La Gomera, with several passengers critically injured and some airlifted to hospitals in Tenerife.
- Authorities suspect brake failure may have caused the accident on the island’s winding mountain roads, prompting an ongoing investigation.
After another fatal crash on the GM-2, are La Gomera's scenic roads too dangerous for tourist buses? Could this single fatal accident threaten the Canary Islands' entire tourism-dependent economy? Was the fatal brake failure on the tourist bus a preventable tragedy linked to the operator's history? The driver blamed the brakes, but could his actions on the steep mountain pass have caused the fatal failure? With a new transport safety law in effect, will this deadly crash become its first major test case?