One killed and 14 injured after British tourist bus crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

A tourist bus crash has left one person dead and at least 14 injured after the vehicle veered off a mountain road in the Canary Islands.

The crash happened near the municipality of San Sebastián de La Gomera on the island of La Gomera today during the final days of Easter half term.

All the tourists on board were British, according to local island media.

A man was killed and over 20 people were taken to the hospital on helicopters after the tourist bus overturned.

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Three people suffered serious injuries, according to the Spanish daily El Diario.

The bus driver told the police the brakes weren’t working when he was going downhill, and he tried to stop the vehicle by veering onto a dirt track.

A receptionist at El Balcon de Santa Ana at the resort in Playa de Santiago said: ‘They had left the hotel to head to Tenerife on the ferry.

They were all British.’
A total of 25 people are now said to have been taken to La Gomera General Hospital, despite initial reports putting the number of injured at around 14.

Another passenger in a very serious condition has reportedly been transferred to a hospital in Tenerife.

Footage from the scene shows the tourist bus landed on its side several yards from the windy GM-2 road.

Several ambulances and medical staff from a nearby health centre were also deployed to the scene, according to 112 Canarias.

Fernando Clavijo, the president of the Canary Islands, sent his support and thoughts to the victims and their families in an X post.

Most of the GM-2 road, one of the two main roads in and out of San Sebastián de La Gomera known for its black volcanic beaches and the lush National Park of Garajonay.

A woman died and 10 others were injured when a local bus plunged down the cliffs and overturned near the same spot in May last year.

La Gomera is known for its majestic ravines and mountains, and a more peaceful atmosphere compared to the bigger Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

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