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Bus crash on wintry Swiss road leaves one dead, over 40 injured

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Vienna: One woman was killed and 44 other people were injured early on Sunday when their long-distance bus swerved and hit a wall on an icy motorway near Zurich, police said.


Three people were severely injured, and at least one of them is in critical condition, police spokeswoman Rebecca Tilen said.


The bus was en route from the Italian city of Genoa to Dusseldorf in Germany.


“At the time of the accident, the motorway was covered with snow and ice, and it was snowing,” Tilen said, adding that investigators still have to determine the exact cause of the accident.


The bus was operated by a subcontractor of Flixbus, a German company that offers intercity services. The vehicle had Italian licence plates.


“We extend our sympathies to the affected passengers and bus drivers as well as their families and friends,” Flixbus said in a statement, adding that both bus drivers on board were among the injured.


“The safety of passengers and drivers is a top priority for Flixbus,” the company added.


There were 49 travellers and two drivers in the bus when the accident happened at around 4 am. According to police, they included 13 Italians, six Russians as well as passengers from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Jordan and Colombia. — dpa



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