2 killed, 28 hurt in bus crash

A bus carrying tourists from Germany and Austria crashed in the central Cuban city of Santi Spiritus, killing two and injuring 28 people, Cuban authorities said.

According to a report in the state-run newspaper Escambray, officials said the crash happened Saturday evening when a trailer truck carrying a container of televisions struck an overpass and then collided with the bus. The bus driver and a German tourist were immediately killed.

Dr. Leonel Albiza Sotomayor said six people were in serious condition.

Photos of the crash showed a mangled bus with its front and part of one side shorn off.

The Thomas Cook travel company issued a statement Sunday saying the bus carried the driver, a tour guide and 27 tourists. It said the travelers were on a seven-night tour of Cuba that was to end Monday.

The bus was travelling from the eastern city of Santiago to Trinidad when the crash occurred.

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