At least one dead and two injured after tourist coach crashes with lorry at popular Greek island

A BUS packed with tourists has crashed with a lorry in a popular holiday hotspot, leaving at least one dead and two injured.

The horror smash took place in near Marmaras of Barbari, on the Greek island of Corfu.

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According to iefimerida.gr, the bus was coming from Paleokastritsa and at the height of Tzavros it deviated from its course – hitting a parked truck.

Local media reports say that the truck driver has been seriously injured but the bus driver has tragically died.

Firefighters and paramedics have also rushed to the scene of Sunday afternoon’s crash.

It is understood that most of the tourists have left the coach, but some could still be inside, Greek outlet Kerkyrasimera reports.

Shocking video shows firemen carefully removing passengers from the bus, which appears near a concrete wall.

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