tunnelling-journal (1)
tunnelling-journal (1)
  • Home
  • Print
    • Subscribe
    • Tunnelling Journal
    • Canadian Tunnelling
    • Breakthrough
    • ITA Activity Report
    • A&NZ Journal
    • WTC Preview
    • Media Kit
  • Digital
    • Newsletter
    • E-Shots
    • TJ Digital edition
    • Products Page
    • Media Kit
  • Conferences
    • BTS Conference and Exhibition
    • Cutting Edge 2024
  • Buyer’s Guide
  • Events Diary
  • Jobs
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Podcast

Home > Tragic tunnel coach crash kills 28

Tragic tunnel coach crash kills 28

Written by Tris Thomas on 14/03/2012 in News

Tagged:

Twenty Eight people including 22 children have been tragically killed following a coach crash in a tunnel near Sierre, in Switzerland’s Canton of Valais. Reports from the site indicate the coach hit with the tunnel’s right hand wall before colliding head-on with the headwall of an emergency access niche. “The bus hit the barrier stones on the right side of the road. It then hit the tunnel wall front-on in an emergency stop space,” police said in a statement.

The coach had been carrying 52 people back to Belgium following a skiing trip in Val d’Anniviers in the Swiss Alps.

Currently there is no indication that driver fatigue was involved, although an investigation is now underway into the actual cause of the crash.

The BBC reports Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders to have said: “It is incomprehensible. There were three buses and only one was in an accident, without any contact with another vehicle.”

Further reports from the site indicate driving conditions were normal and that the tunnel was not busy at the time of the crash. It has also been stated that the speed limit in the tunnel is 100km/h, or 62mph.

More to come

Comments:

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

Digital Edition

More Like This

07/03/2025

Abstract submissions open for WTC2026, Montreal, Canada!

Abstract submissions open for WTC2026, Montreal, Canada!

The planning committee for WTC2026, to be held in Montreal, Canada from May 15th – 21st, 2026  has announced that…

31/01/2025

TBM ready for Maharashtra Fresh Water Tunnel Project

TBM ready for Maharashtra Fresh Water Tunnel Project

Terratec has announced that its 3.2m diameter Open TBM is ready to commence work on the City and Industrial Development…

09/01/2025

HS2 teams prepare for challenging box jack

HS2 teams prepare for challenging box jack

Construction of a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to take the UK’s new HS2 line under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in…

  • Contact Us
  • Media Kit
  • Magazine Archive

Newsletter

The latest from the Tunneling Journal direct to your inbox.

Social

Facebook Linkedin X-twitter Instagram
Youtube Soundcloud Linkedin Rounded Border Svgrepo Com White

Enquiries

TGS Media Ltd
The Old Library
Webster House
Dudley Road
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1LE
United Kingdom

© Tunnelling Journal. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy / Terms & Conditions. Admin

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok