At least five dead in Spain after bus plunges off bridge into river
by Ashifa Kassam in Madrid from World news | The Guardian on (#676EF)
Driver and one passenger rescued as search continues for at least one missing person in Galicia
At least five people have died after a bus fell off a bridge into a surging river in north-western Spain late on Christmas Eve.
Emergency teams are searching for at least one missing person, while two survivors - the driver of the bus and a female passenger - were rescued from the Lerez River in Galicia and taken to hospitals, authorities said on Sunday. Police said the driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs.
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