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at least 2 dead and 5 seriously injured in a bus accident

An accident involving a Spanish coach left several people dead near Andorra this Sunday afternoon.

A bus accident left at least two dead and five seriously injured Sunday afternoon in Porté-Puymorens, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, near Andorra, we learned from the prefecture.

“There are two dead and five injured in a state of emergency”indicated the Pyrénées-Orientales prefecture to AFP concerning this accident which occurred around 5 p.m. and involving a Spanish coach, according to a police source.

“The balance sheet is likely to evolve”specifies the prefecture, while around a hundred firefighters intervene on site.

The accident took place on the RN 320, a mountainous road between the Pyrénées-Orientales, Ariège, Andorra and Spain, where the bus overturned on the road.

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The delivery times for help are long, so three helicopters were mobilized to help the victims, indicates a police source.

This Spanish coach was carrying around forty passengers and hit a rock, we learned from the same source.

The accident occurred in the town of Porté-Puymorens, a ski resort located two hours' drive from and .

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