Dutch tour bus overturns in Switzerland, leaving several people dead, police say
A Dutch tour bus carrying 48 passengers overturned in eastern Switzerland, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. Emergency services, including helicopters, were deployed to the scene between the villages of Susch and Zernez.
Why it matters
This is a significant international transport accident involving European citizens, prompting a formal investigation by Swiss authorities.
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 on Thursday (September 10, 2026) 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 for ANVR, a Dutch travel industry association, told the Blick newspaper that the passengers were Dutch.
A police spokesman said the coach collided with the crash barrier and then overturned. No other vehicles were believed to be involved.
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