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Swiss President Guy Parmelin offers condolences after a tourist coach carrying 48 Dutch passengers crashed in the Swiss Alps.
Swiss President Guy Parmelin expressed his condolences following a tourist coach crash in the south-eastern Swiss Alps on Thursday afternoon. The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden region.
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Rescuers deployed a large team equipped with several helicopters to the scene. The coach carried 48 Dutch passengers and a driver. The vehicle left the Netherlands on Monday and was on a day trip to Switzerland from Austria when the incident occurred. The crash happened near Zernez, which serves as the entry point for the Swiss National Park. President Guy Parmelin stated that a comprehensive investigation into the cause of the crash will be conducted.