As reported by Standardmedia.co.ke, three Spanish tourists died on Friday after a van they were travelling in collided with a truck at Ngokomi on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. One of the tourists, a man, died on the spot while two others, both women, succumbed to their injuries at Sultan Hamud Sub District Hospital where they had been rushed in critical condition. Read article
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Dailymail.co.uk reports that a British holidaymaker has died in Ibiza – the second casualty of partying on the Balearic Islands in less than a week. Christopher Briggs, 25, was found dead by a friend after an alcohol-fuelled night out in the notorious party resort of San Antonio. He is believed to have fallen and hit […]
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According to upi.com, a German tourist has died in the Spanish region of Catalonia after he attempted an early-morning dive into a pool from a hotel balcony, officials say. It is the second such incident of the practice known as “balconing” in just over a week, ThinkSpain reported Wednesday. Read article
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According to upi.com, a British mountain climber who disappeared July 17 was found dead in the Picos de Europa mountain range in northern Spain, authorities said. The 24-year-old man, whose name was not reported, was found Tuesday evening near the hamlet of Pena Vieja, ThinkSpain reported. Read article
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As reported by Rt.com, a high-speed train has reportedly derailed in Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain, leaving at least 35 people dead and 200 injured. Media reports suggest the death toll may rise. The train, which reportedly had 240 people on board, was en route between Madrid and Ferrol. According to media reports, 13 […]
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Euroweeklynews.com reports that at least 20 people were injured, five seriuosly and nine have been killed when a bus came off the road as it travelled downhill near Avila northwest of Madrid, trapping several passengers in the wreckage, emergency services said. It is not yet known what caused the accident, although early indications are it […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reports that a British tourist is in critical condition after plunging from his hotel’s balcony on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca. The unidentified 21-year-old fell from the fourth-floor of the Hotel Honolulu, in the popular resort of Magaluf at 3.25am this morning. Police sources said he suffered multiple serious injuries and was rushed […]
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The New York Times reports that a bull gored an Australian woman and left her seriously injured during the final bull run of this year’s annual San Fermin festival in Spain on Sunday. Four other runners were hospitalized with cuts and bruises. The 23-year-old woman, identified only as J.E., was gored in the back and […]
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Newshour24.com reports that the poor woman and her family came to Spain for the first two-week holiday in five years, but her time in Cala’n Forcat, Menorca was ruined by a bad reaction to a sun “protection” cream. She ended up needing emergency care in hospital for two days. Read article
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Courant.com repots that a U.S. tourist was gored by a bull on Friday along with two Spaniards as they all took part in a bull-run in Pamplona, where people race through the Spanish town’s cobbled streets pursued by the animals. Authorities did not give details on the 20-year-old American’s condition. One of the Spaniards was […]
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