Several people were killed and others injured after a tourist coach carrying 48 people crashed and overturned on a mountain road in Switzerland on Thursday night.
The crash happened at around 8pm on a road between the villages of Susch and Zernez in the scenic Engadine valley in the Swiss Alps.
A major rescue operation was launched, with helicopters, paramedics, firefighters and police rushing to the scene to rescue passengers trapped in the overturned coach.
Dramatic images from the scene showed the coach lying on its side off the road, with its front window smashed and debris scattered across a nearby field.
At least eight ambulances and several police vehicles were also seen at the crash site as emergency workers treated the injured.
The exact number of people killed or injured had not been released at the time of reporting.
Local police have yet to confirm the nationalities of those involved, although Dutch tourists are believed to be among the passengers.
The coach was reportedly operated by Dutch touring company OAD.
The impact also appeared to have damaged or torn away a barrier along the mountain road.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Zernez, located near the crash site, serves as an entry point to the Swiss National Park, a rugged nature reserve covering around 40 square miles.
The incident comes after another deadly bus-related tragedy in Switzerland earlier this year, when a man in the canton of Fribourg doused himself in petrol and set a bus on fire, killing six people and injuring five others.
