13 foreign students killed in Spanish bus crash

A bus carrying university students back from Spain’s largest fireworks festival crashed on a highway in the north-east of the country, killing 13 passengers and injuring 30 others, including two Irish students.

Initially, regional government spokesman Jordi Jane said 14 had died in the crash, but interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz later confirmed the death toll was 13.

He said 28 passengers received medical treatment in local hospitals and others received first aid at the crash site.