Swiss police said five people died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour coach struck a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on the route between Susch and Zernez in the Alpine canton of Graubünden, near the Swiss National Park.
Authorities deployed ambulances and five helicopters as rescuers worked at the overturned vehicle and transported injured passengers for medical care. The coach was associated with a Dutch tour company, and Dutch officials and travel organizations began assisting passengers and relatives.
Police initially said no other vehicle was believed to be involved, but they did not announce a cause or rule out mechanical, medical, road or weather factors. The updated toll replaced earlier reports that described several deaths without a precise number as emergency crews were still reconciling the passenger list.
The road runs through mountainous terrain where collision reconstruction can require examination of vehicle data, barriers, surface conditions and driver actions. Cross-border tour crashes require coordination among local investigators, hospitals, the operator, insurers and consular officials before all names and conditions can be released. A casualty update establishes the human toll but not legal responsibility, which remains a separate investigative question.
Swiss media reported that 48 people had been aboard the coach, while the operator Oad said it was deeply shocked and was working with authorities and families after the crash.
At the edition deadline, police had not publicly established why the bus hit the barrier, and the conditions of individual survivors were not fully detailed. The next documented developments will be the formal collision reconstruction and inspection of the coach and identification of the victims and updated medical information for the injured.