14 British tourists hurt in Algarve lorry crash

Fourteen British holidaymakers have been injured, including a nine-yearold girl, after their coach smashed into the back of a concrete mixer lorry on a motorway in Portugal’s Algarve region yesterday morning.

Three are understood to be badly hurt, with the other 11 suffering less serious injuries amid reports the truck spilt concrete into the bus. The ages of the injured ranged from nine to 67.

The tourists were on their way from a hotel in the resort of Praia da Rocha to Faro Airport to catch flights home, said police.