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Several people killed in bus crash near Alpine village in Switzerland, medical teams responding

Pictures from the scene published by Swiss newspaper Blick showed a bus on its side surrounded by helicopters and emergency response vehicles.

A bus accident near the Alpine village of Susch in eastern Switzerland has resulted in several fatalities and numerous injuries, according to police reports. Emergency response units have been activated to assist at the scene, where a travel coach was involved in the collision. The incident occurred in the canton of Graubünden, and the Graubünden Cantonal Police have established a hotline for those seeking information about the coach accident in Susch.

The number for this hotline is 081 256 56 56. The General Dutch Association of Travel Companies, representing tour operator OAD, confirmed that the incident involved an OAD bus carrying 48 passengers, all of whom are Dutch nationals. Images published by the Swiss newspaper Blick depict the bus overturned and surrounded by multiple emergency vehicles, including helicopters.

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