Bridge disaster bodies swept 125 miles away

Two bodies presumed to be from the bridge collapse in northern Portugal have washed up more than 125 miles away in north-west Spain.

Bridge disaster bodies swept 125 miles away

Two bodies presumed to be from the bridge collapse in northern Portugal have washed up more than 125 miles away in north-west Spain.

Seven bodies from Sunday's accident have now been found, six on the Galician coast where they were swept northwards by a powerful river current and Atlantic tides. One was in the river downstream from the bridge.

At least 53 people died when the bridge at Entre-Os-Rios gave way as a double-decker bus and several cars were crossing.

Emergency services spokesman Centeno da Costa said the two bodies were women and were "very probably" from the accident on the rain-swollen Douro River.

The search for bodies shifted to the coast of north-west Spain after four bodies appeared there on Thursday. Debris from the bus and a numberplate from one of the cars were also found in the area.

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