MADRID — A bus carrying Inditex workers crashed on Tuesday and got stuck at the exit of a tunnel in an almost vertical position in Pineda de Mar, 75 miles from Barcelona, Spain, injuring dozens and leaving three people in critical condition, authorities said. The bus was traveling between Barcelona and Tordera in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia where the owner of Zara fashion brand has a plant, Xavier Amor, mayor of Pineda de Mar, told national broadcaster. There were 52 people on board.
#bomberscat hem alliberat el conductor de l'autobús accidentat a la C-32 a Pineda de Mar i estem fent maniobres amb les autoescales per evacuar-lo del lloc. S'ha habilitat el pavelló de Pineda de Mar per poder atendre a les persones afectades. pic.
twitter.com/UM4GcUrwjt Three passengers were flown by helicopter to hospitals and dozens more were treated nearby or transferred to health centers in less serious condition. There was no information available on the cause of the accident.
Inditex declined to comment and referred to emergency services. Traffic authorities warned drivers to avoid the area as emergency services expect works to remove the bus to take several hours. — Reuters.