the Spanish researchers tried on Monday to establish the causes of a bus accident in killed 13 foreign university, the Italian majority whose families were arriving at the place shocked as the region observed two days of mourning.
authorities Catalonia, northeastern region where the tragedy on Sunday occurred, announced the nationality of the victims in Tortosa, near the site of the accident, 180 km south of Barcelona.
“we are talking about 13 young girls” between 19 and 25 years, said the regional head of Interior, Jordi Jané. “There were seven from Italy, two from Germany, one from Romania, one from Austria, one from France and one from Uzbekistan,” he said.
In a message in Spanish to the bishop of Tortosa, the Vatican broadcast ” the heartfelt condolences “Pope Francisco families.
the driver, a 62-year professional with great experience, will be investigated for 13 alleged killings imprudent. However, he was admitted in serious condition in an intensive care unit so he could not testify at the moment, said Jané.
The victims were university students participating in the European exchange program Erasmus and returned to Barcelona at dawn in the rain after spending Saturday feasting on traditional Fallas of Valencia.
the accident occurred exactly halfway, “a black spot” of the highway, denounced the State Association of Victims accident in a statement.
“Some mayors in the area have complained that is a stretch where they have happened several traffic accidents despite being an area straight”, he told AFP a spokesman for the association.
relatives of the victims were coming to Tortosa shocked.
“I sent calm my daughter to this country friend and me back dead,” an Italian father lamented, Alessandro Saracino, told reporters. “A beautiful country like Spain should have guaranteed these guys a trip in complete safety. Driving in the rain, at four o’clock, not security, “complained ruefully.
During the day, families should identify the bodies and undergo DNA testing.
the repatriations were authorized “quickly from the moment they leave no doubt of the identity,” said Jané
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authorities, meanwhile, blamed the accident to a technical problem or human error. “Break times marking the tachographs were respected,” said Jané. “Another thing is if during break times the driver rested enough or not,” he said.
“Some victims were not wearing seat belts,” he said. Many “have died because they were trapped between junk the bus and asphalt,” he had previously explained to a radio
Along with the driver, had another 23 hospitalized. 16 women and 7 men between 20 and 34 years a dozen European countries. “Six people are in critical situation and only one patient is in critical condition,” said the head of the Catalan health, Toni Comin.
The other 26 passengers returned to Barcelona, in whose university was held at noon one solemn ceremony of mourning.
in the majestic front door of his building of the nineteenth century, dozens of people, led by the regional president Carles Puigdemont and mayor Ada Colau, kept five minutes of silence, while sounding music cello and flags flew at half-mast.
“the whole city of Barcelona cries” Colau told reporters.
the region declared two days of mourning Monday and Tuesday.
also king Philip VI observed a minute of silence during an official ceremony in Madrid.
the rugged coach was the last of a convoy of five on Sunday I returned from Valencia where every year during the holidays burned in huge bonfires dozens of wooden sculptures often with satirical themes.
at 0600 (0500 GMT), the driver lost control of the vehicle. “Suddenly thumped wheel, crossed all lanes, crossed the median and is crossed on the road towards Valencia” before dumping, said Jané. A car coming the other way hit him.
Some 275 Erasmus students had gone to Las Fallas from Barcelona, according to a university source. Many returned in the other autocaraes not knowing what had happened.
AFP
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