Update: It has been confirmed that two Irish people were among the injured in this morning’s tragic bus crash.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has released a statement along with emergency contact details for anyone that’s looking to get in touch.
The statement reads:
“We can confirm that two Irish people received non-life threatening injuries in this morning’s bus crash in Tarragona, Spain.”
Anyone with concerns re Irish citizens who may have been affected should contact @dfatravel on 014082000 or @CRE_Emergencias on +34900400012
— IrelandEmbassyMadrid (@IrlEmbMadrid) March 20, 2016
At least fourteen people have lost their lives in a coach crash outside Barcelona today.
It is understood that a bus, which was carrying Erasmus students from Barcelona University, collided with a car and overturned on the AP7 motorway, killing fourteen and injuring 30.
The bus was carrying 56 passengers in total, and their nationalities have not yet been confirmed.
According to officials in the northeastern region of Catalonia, the students were from a number of different countries and were returning to Barcelona from the Las Fallas festival in Valencia.
According to the Irish Times, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the crash but that they did not know yet whether there were any Irish nationals on the coach.
Jordi Jane, Catalonia’s regional interior minister said at a televised news conference: “There were students on board, many of them foreign students studying in Catalonia and in Barcelona who had travelled to Valencia for the Fallas and were returning.”
The regional government has confirmed that emergency services are currently at the scene.
