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| Spanish coach crash driver ‘may have fallen asleep', say police | Spanish coach crash driver ‘may have fallen asleep', say police |
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| The driver of a bus that crashed on Sunday killing 13 exchange students may have fallen asleep or become distracted moments before the accident in north-eastern Spain, police have said. | The driver of a bus that crashed on Sunday killing 13 exchange students may have fallen asleep or become distracted moments before the accident in north-eastern Spain, police have said. |
| Regional police commissioner Miquel Esquius said investigations were continuing, but police believed the driver may have dozed off or become distracted by a mobile phone or by talking to someone. | Regional police commissioner Miquel Esquius said investigations were continuing, but police believed the driver may have dozed off or become distracted by a mobile phone or by talking to someone. |
| He said many of the nearly 60 students on the bus, including the 13 who died, were not wearing seat belts at the time of the early-morning crash south of Barcelona. | He said many of the nearly 60 students on the bus, including the 13 who died, were not wearing seat belts at the time of the early-morning crash south of Barcelona. |
| Seven of those killed were from Italy. The other six were two Germans, an Austrian, a French woman, a Romanian and an Uzbek. | Seven of those killed were from Italy. The other six were two Germans, an Austrian, a French woman, a Romanian and an Uzbek. |
| The driver is the only one of 19 people still being treated in local hospitals said to be in a critical condition. Authorities say he is being investigated for possible negligent homicide. | The driver is the only one of 19 people still being treated in local hospitals said to be in a critical condition. Authorities say he is being investigated for possible negligent homicide. |
| The students were returning from a firework festival in Valencia. They were studying in Barcelona as part of the European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme. | The students were returning from a firework festival in Valencia. They were studying in Barcelona as part of the European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme. |