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Two missing after Mallorca stunt plane crash
Spanish emergency services on Sunday searched for two occupants of an acrobatic plane that went into the sea off the coast of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, the civil guard said.
Five dead after explosion at coal mine in Spain
Five people died and another four were seriously injured following an explosion on Monday at a coal mine in Spain's northern region of Asturias, officials said.
Spanish fishermen die in Falklands shipwreck
Eight crew members have died and five are missing after their fishing vessel encountered bad weather near the Falkland Islands, east of Argentina, Spanish authorities said late Tuesday.
Bar terrace in deadly Mallorca collapse was unlicenced
A bar involved in a deadly collapse last week on the Spanish island of Mallorca did not have a license for a roof terrace that gave way, the local mayor said on Tuesday.
Four dead and 16 injured in Spain's Mallorca as restaurant roof collapses
The roof of a restaurant in Spain's Balearic island of Mallorca collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 16 others, local rescuers said.
Three killed in explosion at Spain fireworks factory
Three people died and another three were injured on Monday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Spain, regional authorities said.
'The floor gave way as if we were in an elevator': Spectators and PM Sanchez react to Vigo accident
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed his solidarity with the more than 300 people injured when a boardwalk collapsed at a festival in Vigo.
More than 370 injured after boardwalk collapses at Vigo festival
More than 370 people were injured during a festival in Spanish coastal city Vigo after a boardwalk with hundreds of spectators on it collapsed.
40 injured as Spain nightclub floor collapses
Forty people were injured after a section of floor at a packed nightclub on Spain's holiday island of Tenerife collapsed on Sunday, sending revellers plunging into the basement, officials said.
Four Spanish nationals killed in India road accident
Five people, including four Spanish nationals, were killed and nine more Spaniards injured in a road accident Saturday in southern India, according to Spain's ministry of foreign affairs.
Spanish acrobat dies in Madrid festival fall
An acrobat has fallen to his death in front of horrified onlookers at a festival in Madrid, sparking anger at organisers who refused to halt performances following the accident.
Six-year-old girl dead and two others critical after bouncy castle blown away on Costa Brava
A six-year-old girl has died after a bouncy castle full of children flew up into the air at a restaurant on the Costa Brava.
British woman falls to her death from flat in Spain
A young British woman fell to her death from a 10th-floor flat in Spain's Mediterranean holiday resort of Benidorm, police said Saturday, as she reportedly partied with other Britons.
Spain's Canary Islands battle slick after ferry accident
Spanish coast guard crews worked Sunday to clean up a three-kilometre (1.9-mile) long diesel slick off the holiday island of Gran Canaria after a passenger ferry slammed into a pier.
Two dead and 46 injured in Spain bus crash
Two people died and 46 others were injured on Sunday after a bus carrying mostly foreigners rammed into a broken down truck in southern Spain, police said.
13 killed as bus carrying students crashes in Spain
UPDATED: Thirteen people were killed and 43 injured on Sunday when a bus carrying foreign students crashed in northeastern Spain, regional authorities in Catalonia said.
German cyclists injured in Spanish accident
Six cyclists from German cycling team Giant-Alpecin were injured in a training accident when an English driver crashed into them in Benigembla near Alicante on Saturday.
Farmer who hacked off right hand in insurance scam is jailed in Spain
A farmer in Castellón cut off his right hand and staged a car accident to rake in the insurance money.
One dead, six injured in hot air balloon accident
Tragedy struck the European Balloon Festival in Spain on Sunday, when a balloon pilot died while saving the rest of his passengers during a crash.
Road deaths in January reach three-year high
Spain's roads are getting more dangerous, new data shows, with the number of road deaths in January up 42 per cent on last year.
Teenager loses leg in Madrid Metro accident
UPDATED: An 18-year-old man fell onto the rails of the Spanish capital's underground transport system on Friday morning and was run over by a train, losing his left leg below the knee.
Town mourns children killed by drunk driver
A public funeral was held in the Spanish town of Fuensalida on Sunday for three teenagers run over a day earlier by a driver who later tested positive for alcohol. Two other children were also injured, one of them seriously.
Italian loses arm in horror Ibiza car accident
Police who stopped a car on the Spanish island of Ibiza on Wednesday were shocked to discover one of passengers in the rear seat was missing half of his arm.