Bus Plunges Down 20-Metre Slope in Catalonia, Spain: More Than 80 Treated and No Deaths Reported
Civil Protection authorities in Spain's Catalonia region reported that a Sagalés company bus on regular line 573 plunged down a slope of about 20 metres on October 25 at kilometre 18.4 of the BV-5114 road in Fogars de Montclús, in the province of Barcelona, near the Montseny Natural Park. The first 112 emergency call was received at 16:43.
Catalonia's Medical Emergency System (SEM) and the fire service said that evening that more than 80 people had been treated, with injuries ranging from minor to serious, including fractures and multiple trauma, and several patients in serious condition. The injured were taken to hospitals in Barcelona, Girona and other towns. No deaths had been reported at that time.
Catalan Civil Protection activated the alert phase of the Procicat plan, the BV-5114 was completely closed at the scene, and a reception point for those affected was set up at Can Ramis in Sant Celoni. Fire crews and the Mossos d'Esquadra police searched around the vehicle overnight with drones, thermal cameras and dogs, confirming there were no further people trapped.
The Mossos d'Esquadra are investigating the cause. The driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs, and the initial investigation found no involvement of other vehicles.
Source: Civil Protection, Government of Catalonia
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Photo: 图：Montseny 一带山路。Jecayarga 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 3.0 es。 / Photo: A mountain road in the Montseny area. Photo by Jecayarga, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
