Driver in fatal bus crash ‘may have fallen asleep’

The driver of a bus that crashed in north-eastern Spain on Sunday, killing 13 exchange students, may have fallen asleep or become distracted moments before the tragedy occurred, according to police.

Regional police commissioner Miquel Esquius told reporters that although investigations are continuing, police believe the driver may have dozed off or become distracted by a mobile phone or by talking to someone.

He said many of the nearly 60 students on the bus, including the 13 who died, were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.