Several people have died after a tourist coach flipped over on a mountainous road in Switzerland, police say. Emergency services were called to the scene of the traffic accident at 8.10pm in the scenic Engadine valley of the Alps.
Police confirm fatalities in Susch
A statement from local police read: "Several people died in the accident involving the tour bus in Susch. Several people were also injured. Further information will follow."
The incident took place in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden on a stretch of road linking the villages of Susch and Zernez, deep in the Engadine valley.
Emergency response at the scene
Images from the scene show emergency service teams by the coach, which is lying on its side on an embankment beside the carriageway. Helicopters have also landed nearby as part of the response.
The coach is reported to belong to Oad, a Dutch tour company that runs holiday trips across Europe. A spokesperson for the General Dutch Association of Travel Companies (ANVR) confirmed the vehicle was carrying 48 passengers from the Netherlands.
Passengers from the Netherlands
"These are Dutch customers of OAD. We cannot yet say exactly how many people have been killed or injured," the spokesperson told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
Further information is expected to follow as the investigation continues.
