The death toll from a bus crash in a river in Spain has risen to 7

The death toll from the horrific bus accident in northwest Spain has risen to seven, after the body of a woman whose presence was not confirmed on board was found.

On Christmas Eve, the bus fell dozens of meters into a river from a bridge in the small town of Serdido-Cotopad in Galicia, not far from the border with Portugal.

Two people survived the accident, the sixty-year-old driver and a female passenger, both of whom are in hospital. Rescue personnel also found the bodies of six other passengers, bringing the total death toll to 7 so far.

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