Coach crash kills several people in Swiss Alps

Image source, Jon Duschletta/EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, The coach was carrying dozens of Dutch nationals.

A tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say.

O ônibus capotou entre Susch e Zernez, na região de Graubünden – também conhecida como Grisons – no final da tarde de quinta-feira.

A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene.

Cerca de 48 passageiros holandeses estavam a bordo do ônibus, segundo uma porta‑voz da General Dutch Association of Travel Companies em nome da operadora de turismo OAD.

The spokesperson told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf they could not yet say how many people had been killed or injured.

Imagens em sites de notícias suíços mostram um ônibus deitado de lado ao lado de uma estrada estreita de campo, na qual se encontram inúmeras ambulâncias enquanto grupos de socorristas trabalham na cena.

The coach reportedly left the Netherlands on Monday and was on a day trip to Switzerland from Austria when the crash happened.

Zernez is the entry point for visitors to the Swiss National Park, a vast Alpine reserve stretching more than 100 sq km (40 sq miles) across the mountainous Engadine valley.