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71-year-old woman from Haarlem dies in Swiss bus accident

71-year-old woman from Haarlem dies in Swiss bus accident

A 71-year-old woman from Haarlem was among five Dutch citizens killed in a bus accident near Susch, Switzerland. The bus was carrying an Oad tour group on a day trip to Switzerland from Austria when the crash occurred, leaving dozens of other passengers injured.

A fatal bus accident occurred near Susch in the Swiss canton of Grisons, resulting in the deaths of five Dutch citizens. Among the victims was a 71-year-old woman from Haarlem, along with travelers from Rotterdam, Maastricht, North Brabant, and Groningen. The incident involved an Oad tour group that had been on a trip to Austria with a planned excursion into Switzerland when their bus crashed on Thursday.

Beyond the fatalities, ten passengers sustained serious or moderate injuries, and many others suffered minor harm. Out of the 49 people in the travel party, several individuals have already begun returning to the Netherlands with the assistance of Eurocross and the Dutch embassies in Switzerland and Austria. Efforts are currently underway to repatriate the remaining passengers and provide support to those affected by the tragedy.

Based on reporting by rss. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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