Dutch coach crashes in Switzerland - group of 48 on the way

As the Swiss media portals “Blick” and “20 Minuten” reported, it is a bus from the Netherlands. A spokeswoman for the Dutch travel industry association ANVR spoke to "Blick" about a 48-person travel group. »We are very sad about what happened. “It’s a terrible accident,” the spokeswoman was quoted as saying.

It is a bus that was traveling for the well-known Dutch travel organization Oad. Oad managing director Arjan Koster told the ANP news agency that he could not provide further details about the accident and that helping the victims was currently the top priority. He added that he was waiting for official information from the Swiss authorities before making any further comments.

As the Dutch newspaper “Algemeen Dagblad” reported, the bus with the tour group left for Austria on Monday. On the day of the accident, a day trip to Switzerland was on the agenda. The bus is said to belong to the coach company Hartemink from Eibergen. Eibergen is a town in the province of Gelderland, not far from the border with Westphalia.