A bus crashed and fell into a ravine near the eastern Portuguese town of Serta, killing 11 people and injuring 32, officials said Sunday.
National Civil Protection authority spokesman Carlos Guerra said the injured were flown and driven to hospitals in nearby cities. One injured person died in the hospital.
The bus, run by a Spanish company from Badajoz, fell into a ravine in the town of Carvalhal on a tourist trip from the Spanish city of Badajoz to Portuguese city Santa Maria da Feira, said a National Civil Protection Authority source.
According to a spokesperson for the National Civil Protection Authority, the passengers have been removed from the vehicle and were taken to the University Hospital of Coimbra, Castelo Branco District Hospital and the Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra. One person in critical condition was airlifted to St. Joseph Hospital in Lisbon.
Civil Protection spokesman Rui Esteves said all the occupant of the bus, including the driver, were Portuguese citizens.
Television images showed a large rescue operation mounted on the rain-soaked approach road, including more than 260 firefighters and at least one rescue helicopter.
Some of the passengers were trapped inside and images showed firefighters cutting sections of the bus to rescue them.
At least 200 firefighters and 80 operational vehicles remain at the scene to assist in the rescue efforts. The police have installed a safety lane on the IC8 highway to facilitate the passage of ambulances coming from the districts of Leiria, Castelo Branco and Santarem.
Police confirmed that the 11 killed are all of Portuguese nationality.
The road was wet and there was poor visibility due to bad weather conditions when the deadly accident took place.
Sunday 27 January 2013
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