Dutch Tour Bus Overturns in Alps, Killing Several
Dutch Tour Bus Overturns in Alps, Killing Several
The News
A tourist coach carrying Dutch travelers overturned on a mountain road in eastern Switzerland on Thursday, killing several people and injuring others, police said.
Several people were killed and several more injured when a Dutch tour bus went off a mountain road and flipped over near the Alpine village of Susch, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, Swiss police said Thursday.
The coach was carrying 48 passengers, all Dutch nationals, according to the Dutch travel association ANVR.
Police have not released a death toll, saying victims will be identified once families have been notified.
What Is Known
The bus left the road between the villages of Susch and Zernez and struck a crash barrier before overturning, according to accounts carried by Reuters, CTV News and The Sun. No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.
Five helicopters and multiple ambulances were sent to the scene, a remote stretch of Alpine road that complicated rescue access.
Timeline
The coach departs the Netherlands at the start of the group's trip, according to details reported by the sources covering the crash.
The bus is on a day trip from Austria when it leaves the road between Susch and Zernez, hits a crash barrier and overturns. The Sun reports emergency services were called to the crash at 8:10 p.m.
Five helicopters and several ambulances respond. Police confirm several people are dead and others injured, and say a count will follow family notifications.
Reactions
Swiss police confirmed the deaths and injuries but withheld numbers and identities, citing the need to notify relatives first.
The Dutch travel association ANVR said all 48 passengers aboard were Dutch nationals.
The sources covering the crash reported no statement yet from the tour operator on the cause.
What's Next
Cantonal police in Graubünden have opened an investigation into what caused the coach to leave the road.
Authorities say the number of dead and injured, and the victims' identities, will be confirmed once families are informed.
More
Two questions remain unanswered: how many of the 48 passengers were killed and how many survived with injuries, and why the coach struck the crash barrier on a road it was traveling in the evening. Swiss police have not said whether weather, speed or a mechanical failure is being examined.
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