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7 Italians, 2 Germans among Spain coach crash dead: regional official

Published: 21 Mar 2016 - 11:21 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 11:22 am
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People sign books of condolence at Barcelona's University in memory for victims of bus crash in Freginals, south of Barcelona, Spain, March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

Tortosa, Espagne: Seven Italians and two Germans were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said Monday.

The victims of Sunday's crash, all aged between 19 and 25, also included a Romanian, a Frenchwoman, an Austrian and a student from Uzbekistan, Jordi Jane, who heads up interior matters for Catalonia, said on the radio.

AFP