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What do we know about the Santander accident?

The circumstances of the accident on Tuesday afternoon at the El Bocal Coast Pass in Santander, one of which collapsed and killed five people, including three Basques.

SANTANDER, 04/03/2026.- Las labores para tratar de encontrar a la persona desaparecida tras el colapso de una pasarela costera de Santander, que ha provocado cinco jóvenes fallecidos, continúan desde las 8:00 horas, según ha informado la Delegación del Gobierno en Cantabria. EFE/Pedro Puente Hoyos

On Tuesday in Santander, one of the crossings of the El Bocal coast collapsed and the seven members of a group of students passing by fell into the sea,five of whom died (including three Basques) , one injured and the last missing. 

For unknown reasons, one of the passages on El Bocal Beach on a coastal route collapsed.

The passage was situated on a coastal route from Cabo Mayor to the lighthouse of the Virgin of the Sea, connecting two cliffs on the beach of El Bocal, under which passes a stream of water that flows into the sea. 

The group, six Vocational Training students and their supervisor, as they passed through this passage, collapsed into a wooden structure and a sea area with numerous rocks. 

At about 16:45 on Tuesday afternoon, the Cantabria Fire Service received a warning and immediately moved to a large rescue operation. In addition to numerous health personnel, the Santander Fire Department, the Municipal Police, the National Police and the Civil Guard Maritime Service, the Cantabria Civil Protection and the Emergency Service have been working from the first moment to locate and retrieve the bodies with helicopters and drones.

In statements to the media last night, Secretary of State for the Environment Hugo Moran pointed out that it is "premature" to say why therunway has fallen and that it is "dangerous" to "fall into speculation,"which would "increase the pain and uncertainty" of relatives and friends of the deceased.

Three young Basques, one from Cantabria and one from Almeria, are killed in the accident, and the Alavés is injured. 

 

 

 

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