At least 3 dead, 4 missing in Spain after bus plunges off bridge into river

At least three people died and four were missing after a passenger bus careened off a bridge and plunged into a river in northwestern Spain, Qazet.az reports according to local emergency services.

Two survivors - the vehicle's driver and a passenger - have been rescued so far from the river Lerez, where a strong current and high flow due to heavy rains sweeping the Galicia region were hampering search-and-rescue efforts, authorities said.

The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals with varying degrees of injury, they added.

The coach from the company Monbus was travelling between the cities of Lugo and Vigo and had stopped at a penitentiary centre near the site of the accident.