MADRID, April 19 (Reuters) - At least eight Finnish tourists were killed and 17 injured when their coach careered off a motorway in southern Spain, local news reports said on Saturday.

The crash occurred near Benalmadena in the province of Malaga and emergency services said the number of dead could rise, the reports said.

Local officials could not immediately be reached for confirmation. (Reporting by Elisabeth O'Leary; editing by Andrew Dobbie)

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