22 children killed in coach crash
14-03-2012, 07:50
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22 children killed in coach crash
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At least 28 people - including 22 children - have been killed in a coach crash in a tunnel in Switzerland.
Another 24 children were injured in the crash near Sierre, in the canton of Valais, close to the border with Italy.
The coach, carrying 52 people back to Belgium, hit a wall in the tunnel head-on. Both of the coach's drivers were among those killed.
The children, from the Belgian villages of Lommel and Heverlee, were returning home after a skiing holiday.
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14-03-2012, 07:56
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
Very saddened to hear this terrible news this morning and my condolences go out to their families and relatives. 
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14-03-2012, 11:12
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
So sad so numb hearing this 
RIP to those children and adults killed in this tragic accident.
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14-03-2012, 12:21
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
Too horrible to think about.
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14-03-2012, 13:28
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
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Tragedy. RIP.
I'm puzzled though by reports on R4 news that the coach "Hit a wall head on" Seems a little strange term when in a tunnel?
Though I guess there's plenty of confusion.
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There are gaps in the tunnel, presumably for service access, so I presume it ran into the wall at a gap
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14-03-2012, 15:43
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
Such terrible news. My heart goes out to all the parents and families of both the dead and the injured. I can't even to begin to think what they are all going through.
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14-03-2012, 15:53
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RIP
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14-03-2012, 17:17
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
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Police say the coach had just left the resort on the journey home.....
After about 2km, at 2015 GMT, the coach veered to the right inside the Sierre motorway tunnel, went over the kerb and into an emergency stop area.
The coach crashed head-on, "with extreme force" into the concrete wall where the emergency area ends, say police.
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So sad.
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14-03-2012, 19:59
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
Very Very Sad News. R.I.P Little ones.
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14-03-2012, 21:30
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Re: 22 children killed in coach crash
RIP and condolences to the families
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