Canary Islands bus crash newest: One useless and 27 injured after British vacationer bus plunges into ravine | EUROtoday

Canary Islands authorities declares a ‘state of alert’

The Canary Islands authorities has issued a state of alert after a bus carrying British passengers plunged right into a ravine in La Gomera.

Officials stated: “The Government of the Canary Islands, through the Directorate General of Emergencies, has declared a state of alert due to a multiple-victim accident on La Gomera, effective from 2:00 PM today, Friday, April 10.

“This decision is based on the situation and in accordance with the Canary Islands Autonomous Community’s Territorial Emergency Plan for Civil Protection.”

Harriette Boucher10 April 2026 17:07

Helicopters transferring ‘critically injured’ folks to Tenerife

Two helicopters are transferring two “seriously injured” folks to hospitals in Tenerife, Canary Islands emergency providers stated.

Another individual is being transferred to the University Hospital of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, whereas somebody has been taken to the University Hospital of Canarias.

(X/@112canarias)

Harriette Boucher10 April 2026 16:59

Pictured: Crash web site of a vacationer bus that veered off the street in San Sebastian de La Gomera

( 112CANARIAS)

Harriette Boucher10 April 2026 16:56

Passenger killed in bus crash was a person

A person has died after a bus crashed in San Sebastian de La Gomera within the Canary Islands.A put up on the 112 Canarias official account stated emergency providers attended to twenty-eight occupants of the bus, which included the driving force and 27 British vacationers.

One man was confirmed useless on the scene whereas three others suffered critical accidents.

The injured had been transferred to the Hospital Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.

Harriette Boucher10 April 2026 16:55

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/canary-islands-bus-crash-british-passengers-latest-b2955435.html