Dutch tour bus overturns in Switzerland, killing several people, police say

by · The Seattle Times

GENEVA — A Dutch tour bus overturned in a serious accident in eastern Switzerland, leaving several people dead and others injured, police said.

The bus overturned between the villages of Susch and Zernez in the Alpine canton of Graubuenden, and rescue teams were responding to the scene, authorities said.

According to Swiss media, 48 people were on the bus. A spokesperson for ANVR, a Dutch travel industry association, told the Blick newspaper that the passengers were Dutch.