One dead, 27 injured as bus carrying British tourists crashes in Canary Islands

A man has died and four people have been seriously injured after a bus carrying 27 British tourists crashed in the Canary Islands, according to the local government.

Emergency services were deployed to the scene of the crash off the GM-2 road in San Sebastian de La Gomera, on the island of La Gomera, on the east coast on Friday, the 112 Canarias official account posted on X.

Photographs shared by the Canary Islands government on social media appear to show the bus had come off the road at a hairpin bend, coming to rest in a ravine.

A 73-year-old man and a 42-year-old man who suffered traumatic injuries were taken to Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Hospital in San Sebastian de La Gomera, before both were transferred by helicopter to hospitals in Tenerife, officials said.

Two seriously injured people were taken to Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Hospital, along with 23 others with minor injuries.

Just after 1pm, emergency services received reports a bus had come off the road and slid down a slope.

Firefighters, police, the Spanish Red Cross and several ambulances, including an air ambulance, were among the emergency responders who attended to the British tourists and driver.

At 2pm, a state of alert issued by the Canary Islands government in response to the incident came into force.

Shortly after, president of the Canary Islands Fernando Clavijo posted on X to express support for the victims and their families.