Several Dead in Dutch Coach Crash in Switzerland
- A tourist coach overturned in eastern Switzerland on Thursday, leaving several people dead and others injured between the communes of Susch and Zernez in the canton of Graubuenden.
- The crash site lies near Zernez, the entry point for the Swiss national park, an Alpine reserve stretching more than 100 square kilometres across the mountainous Engadine valley.
- Swiss press identified the bus as belonging to Dutch Oad, a tour operator offering trips across Europe. Footage showed emergency responders and helicopters surrounding the overturned vehicle.
- Emergency teams were dispatched to the site in Graubuenden. The cantonal police said on X, "without giving details on the circumstances of the accident or the victims."
- Rescue workers remain at the scene in Graubuenden as investigations into the cause of the accident continue. The Thursday incident has prompted a significant emergency response in the region.
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Five people have died in the accident involving a Dutch tour bus in Switzerland. Forty passengers were injured, three of whom were seriously injured and seven “moderately injured”. This was reported by the police of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. A boulder may have been lying on the road. The driver drove the route frequently and therefore knew it well, according to his wife. The Dutch ambassador is on the scene.
Five people are known to have died when a tourist bus crashed in the Swiss Alps
Five people have died, and around 40 others have been injured after a tourist coach overturned in the Swiss Alps. The Dutch-registered bus crashed late on Thursday afternoon while travelling between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden region. Police said the coach struck a barrier in an area affected by roadworks before leaving the road and overturning. The identities of those who died have not yet been released. Three of the survivors are unders…
Dutch Tour Bus Overturns in Switzerland, Leaving Several People Dead, Police Say
GENEVA—A Dutch tour bus overturned in eastern Switzerland in a serious accident that left several people dead and others injured, police said. The bus overturned Thursday afternoon between the villages of Susch and Zernez in the Alpine canton of Graubuenden, and rescue teams were responding to the scene, authorities said. The police did not specify the number of dead and injured. According to Swiss media, 48 people were on the bus. A spokeswoman…
Today, on Friday, the Swiss police announced that five people had been killed and 40 injured, following the coup d ' état of a Dutch tourist bus in a remote area of the Alps in eastern Switzerland. Associated Press told the police that: the incident occurred near the village of Soch, indicating that three injured were in critical health condition.
A Dutch tour bus crashed and overturned in the Graubünden region of Switzerland on Thursday afternoon.
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