5 killed and 40 injured as bus crashes near Alpine village in Switzerland
A tour bus carrying 48 Dutch tourists crashed near an Alpine village in Switzerland, resulting in five deaths and 40 injuries. Local authorities and emergency services have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.
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At least five people were killed and 40 injured in Switzerland on Thursday after a bus crashed near an Alpine village.According to Swiss police, the bus overturned between the villages of Susch and Zernez in the Alpine canton of Graubuenden. Rescue teams were deployed to the scene.Authorities said that the tour bus was carrying 48 tourists from Netherlands.A police spokesman said the coach collided with a crash barrier before overturning.
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