NewsWorld newsSwitzerlandThe tourist coach was travelling in the Swiss Alps when it overturned on the mountainside, killing several passengersLaura Hill08:06, 11 Sep 2026Updated 08:06, 11 Sep 2026Several tourists are dead after a tour bus overturned on a mountain road in the Swiss Alps, police have said. Around 48 people were on the bus and dozens have been left injured after the fatal accident.‌The bus was carrying Dutch tourists when it overturned in eastern Switzerland in what police have called "a serious accident" that left several people dead and others injured. The police did not specify the number of dead and injured.‌The bus overturned Thursday afternoon 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 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.Oad, a travel agency behind the trip, said in a statement in Dutch that it was "deeply shocked and devastated by the tragic bus accident" and its thoughts were with those involved and their loved ones.Article continues belowThe Dutch Foreign Ministry said it was too early to know the number of victims. Swiss President Guy Parmelin, writing on X, vowed that Swiss authorities would ensure a "comprehensive and thorough investigation" of the case.Several ambulances and five helicopters rushed to the location, according to Swiss media.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌SwitzerlandCoach crashes