Bus crash near Barcelona injures 83, seven seriously; rescuers search area

A bus crash in Fogars de Monclús near Barcelona injured 83 people, the Catalan medical emergency services said on Sunday. Seven of the injured were seriously hurt, 18 were less seriously injured and 58 had minor injuries, according to the service.

Spanish news agency EFE reported that the bus veered off a narrow, winding road and fell down a 20-metre (65-foot) embankment on Sunday afternoon. The exact circumstances of the crash were not immediately clear and were under investigation, EFE said.

Emergency services said they deployed 23 ambulances and two medical helicopters to the scene. They also sent three joint teams of firefighters and medical personnel and three psychological support teams. EFE reported that the fire service dispatched specialist mountain rescue teams as well.

Olga Pane, Health Minister of the Generalitat of Catalonia, said rescue crews were searching the area to determine whether there might be more victims. The Generalitat is the regional government of Catalonia, the autonomous community in north-eastern Spain where the crash occurred.

The Catalan medical emergency services coordinated the medical response and provided the casualty figures. The injured were grouped by severity as serious, less serious and minor. The service did not immediately give further details about the people injured, including their identities, or say how many passengers were on the bus.

Fogars de Monclús is a municipality in Catalonia near Barcelona. The crash happened on a road in the area on Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2026. Authorities did not immediately comment on the possible cause beyond saying that an investigation was under way.

The emergency response involved several agencies working alongside one another. Ambulances and medical helicopters were sent to treat and move the injured, while firefighters and medical teams worked together at the site. Psychological support teams were also deployed to assist those affected. Medical helicopters are typically used to move patients who need urgent hospital care, while psychological support teams help victims and families cope with the immediate aftermath of a serious incident.

Catalonia has its own emergency medical system and fire service. In major incidents, the regional services work together to treat casualties, secure the site and establish what happened. The Catalan medical emergency services is the public provider of urgent medical care in the region.

The injured were taken for treatment, but the emergency services did not immediately give details of how many were taken to hospital or which hospitals received them. The service also did not identify the bus company or say where the bus was travelling from or to.

EFE said the bus had fallen down a 20-metre embankment. The road was described as narrow and winding. The emergency services did not comment on the condition of the road beyond that description.

Pane said the search of the area was aimed at establishing whether there could be any more victims. The fire service's specialist mountain rescue teams were sent to help, EFE reported. Such teams are trained to work in difficult terrain. Further updates were expected as emergency services and investigators continued their work.