sábado, 7 de julio de 2012

Video - 30 died in Bus crash in Switzerland tunnel

Download it: filezsend.com Twenty-two children and six adults died when a bus crashed into the wall of a tunnel in Switzerland, police said. Another 24 children were injured in Tuesday night's wreck, authorities said. Three children are hospitalized in critical condition, Jean-Pierre Deslarzes, medical chief of the Canton Valais rescue organization, told a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Others are expected to be discharged from the hospital in the coming days. The bus was on its way back to Belgium after a ski trip when it slammed into the side of a highway tunnel in Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. It was carrying 52 people: two drivers, four other adults and 46 children, aged 11 and 12 years old. Prosecutor Olivier Elsig told reporters at the news conference that the cause of the crash was still under investigation, but initial inquiries indicated the bus, which was new, was not speeding and that the road conditions were good. Police have said the speed limit in the tunnel was 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph). Experts are studying CCTV images and speaking to witnesses and some of those on the bus who were less badly injured to find out what happened, Elsig said, adding that no other vehicle was involved in the crash. An autopsy will be carried out on the bus driver, who is among the dead. Investigators are focusing on three potential causes for the accident, he said -- a technical issue with the bus, a health problem with the driver or human error. Rescuers <b>...</b>
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