A man has died and 27 others have been injured after a bus carrying British tourists in La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, crashed into a ravine, local emergency services have said.

The vehicle fell from a height of 10m near the San Sebastián de La Gomera,  according to Spanish news outlet El Mundo.

There were 28 people on board, emergency services 112 Canarias said in a post on X, including 27 British tourists and one driver.

It said the injured people have been taken to hospital, with three in a serious condition.

Most have been taken to Hospital Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, on the east of the island, while two seriously injured people have been helicoptered to hospitals in neighbouring Tenerife, 112 Canarias said.

A medical helicopter and five ambulances were deployed to the scene, it added.

The bus was travelling on the GM-2 road before crashing in to the ravine.

It's a mountainous road with sharp turns, and an image shared by the emergency services appears to show it crashing near a hairpin bend.

Head of emergency operations in La Gomera Héctor Cabrera told public broadcaster TVE the bus passengers "were staying at a resort" on the island.

President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, offered his "support to the victims and their families".

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