Crime/Incidents news & information for Asturias

AT LEAST five people have died and 15 left seriously injured after a coach crashed into a viaduct in what has been described as one of the worst road traffic accidents this century.

A FRAUDSTER used a fake ID card bearing a photograph of the actor Alec Baldwin to take out loans from banks in Oviedo (Asturias) which he had no intention of paying back, say National Police.

A SPANIARD who survived the Mexican air crash has spoken to the media from the Battlefield 5 military hospital in Durango, describing the impact as 'brutal'.

RELATIVES of a prisoner who woke up on an autopsy table have called for him to be granted a reprieve.

A PRISONER believed to have died in his cell regained consciousness inside a body bag just as a post-mortem was about to begin, according to sources from the jail in Villabona, Asturias (pictured).

A WOMAN has died in Asturias after being swept out to sea by high waves, and tornadoes have been spotted off the coast of Almería as turbulent weather continues to batter Spain.

GALICIA'S multiple infernos have jumped over the eastern border into the region of Asturias, and of the 35 forest fires burning there yesterday (Monday) morning, 27 continue to be active.

A PENSIONER lived with the body of her son in her Asturias home for a week before police found him, alerted by neighbours who reported a strong smell of decomposing flesh.

A YOUNG woman who waited five years for a stomach reduction to treat her obesity has died, according to the patients' ombudsman.

A PILOT who was part of the team putting out over 100 forest fires in Asturias has been killed after his helicopter crashed.

Several hundred mourners attended the funeral service held in Oviedo cathedral for the four Guardias Civil who were tragically killed last Wednesday when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed after hitting high...