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Rescuers work at the accident site of the crashed Belgian bus.

This content was published on March 14, 2012 - 11:16

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The tourist bus from Belgium at the accident site in a tunnel on the A9 motorway in Sierre, western Switzerland. (TSR/SF)

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Twenty eight dead in Valais coach crash

This content was published on Mar 14, 2012 The dead and injured were among a Belgian school group returning home after a ski holiday, according to the Valais cantonal authorities. Twenty four children were injured. There were 52 people in the coach. It is one of the worst accidents in Switzerland in the last 30 years. The group comprised two school parties from…

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