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March 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The victims were from Lommel and Heverlee in Flanders.
The wreckage of the bus after it crashed inside a motorway tunnel in
Sierre, in the Swiss canton of Valais (AFP/Getty Images)
The coach, with a cream and brown striped logo, was travelling on the A9
motorway towards Sion and crashed into the concrete wall of a tunnel near
the town of Sierre on Tuesday night at 9.15pm.
The head of the Cantonal police Christian Varone described the crash as
“unprecedented”.
An investigation to determine the cause of the crash is underway.
Survivors were taken by helicopter or ambulance to hospitals in the area and
to Lausanne and Berne.
(REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)
The Belgian ambassador Jan Luykx was immediately informed and went to the
scene of the crash.
A helpline has been set up for relatives and many parents are expected to
arrive in Switzerland later today.
The children had been writing a blog about the holiday, stating they were “having
a great time skiing” and were “looking forward to getting home”.
Jean-Pierre Deslarzes, the medical director of the Valais Canton rescue
service, a private state-approved volunteer organisation, said his workers
were “in a state of shock and the fact there are children involved has made
it even more difficult”.
A rescuer has described the scene of the devastating crash.
Claude Peter, head of the Val d’Anniviers rescue service, arrived in the
tunnel at about 10pm. He said children’s cries could not be heard.
“At the scene you could not even children’s cries. In these situations the
children are mute, they are in so much shock. Above all it was the injuries
that were most graphic,” he said.
“Within the region we have prepared a lot for rescue situations because we
have faced a lot of avalanches in the past so our rescuers and doctors are
particularly well trained.”
He added: “I have a 12-year-old son and to see all these injured children of
the same age was really shocking.”
Those uninjured in the crash had already climbed out of the coach by the time
he arrived. Those who were trapped were being cut-free by firefighters.
He told how he cared for the victims in the tunnel.
“Their legs were a mess. It is very stressful to see all these crushed limbs
following the impact,” he said.
The President of the government of Valais Jacques Valais Melly expressed his
“immense sadness” and “deep emotion”. He offered condolences to the bereaved
and thanked rescue workers who worked “in very difficult conditions”.
Police said the collision was “extremely violent”.
A statement read: “A dramatic accident occurred in a motorway tunnel in
Sierre. A coach registered in Belgium violently hit a concrete wall. The
result was terrible.
(From left) The Belgian ambassador, Jan Luykx, the president of the
Government of Valais, Jacques Melly and the commandant of police, Christian
Varone (AFP/Getty Images)
“Twenty-eight people died and 24 were injured. The victims were mostly
children.
“School children aged 12 and from two schools were on the coach after staying
in the region.
“They were returning to Belgium after a ski camp.
“Fifty-two people were on board.
“The driver joined the A9 motorway at Bois de Finges in the direction of Sion
and Lausanne. Two kilometres later, for reasons still unknown, the coach
veered to the right and struck the curb. He then rammed into a concrete
wall.
Relatives and friends of victims of the bus crash gather in front of
Saint Lambertus school in Heverlee, Belgium (EPA)
“The frontal impact was extremely violent. The front of the coach was heavily
damaged and many passengers were trapped.
“Police, fire and ambulance crews were immediately engaged. The motorway was
closed in both directions to facilitate the rescue. Several people had to be
cut free.
“The injured were transported by helicopter or ambulance to various hospitals.
“The identification of victims is underway.” Sixty firefighters from the towns
of Sierre and Sion have been involved in the operation together with 30
police officers, 15 doctors, 12 ambulances, eight helicopters and three
psychologists.
(Reuters)
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the crash said children’s clothes and suitcases
were piled up outside the vehicles. Shreds of turquoise fabric from the
curtains of the coach and glass from the windows littered the road.
The front section of the single-storey coach was almost completely destroyed
in the collision.
The side panels had been cut open by rescuers to free victims. The vehicle
was towed away by police in the early hours of Wednesday.
There were 52 people on board – the two drivers, four other adults and 46
children.
The speed limit in the tunnel is 100km/h (62mph). It is not known what speed
the coach was travelling.
The accident happened just 15 miles into the journey. It is estimated the
coach would have been on the road for about 40 minutes.
Driving conditions were not considered hazardous on Tuesday night. There was
no rain or fresh snowfall and the roads were not busy.
Swiss prosecutor Olivier Elsig said the bus was modern and was equipped with
seat belts throughout.
The coach belonged to Toptours in Aarschot in Belgium. The company had an
“excellent” reputation, according to the Belgian Secretary of State for
Transport, Melchior Wathelet.
The driver had arrived on Monday – the day before departure – in the resort of
Val d’Anniviers where the school parties were holidaying in order to comply
with the laws on driving time and rest.
The vehicle was one of three coaches hired by a Christian group. The other two
reached Belgium safely.
Simon Epiney, the President of the commune of d’Anniviers, said the community
was in shock.
“A strong bond has been created over time between the society Intersoc, a
large Belgian company that organises the trips each year, and the resort,”
he said.
He said the company had owned two hotels – one in Saint-Luc and the other in
Zinal in the Val d’Anniviers, for more than 30 years.
“I do not understand the accident. It happened in a well-lit tunnel,
especially since it seems there were no other vehicles in the tunnel at the
time of the tragedy. The bus is now unrecognisable.”
The head of the Cantonal police Christian Varone described the crash as
“unprecedented” and said even seasoned rescuers had been traumatised.
Rescuers worked through the night to free the injured.
Police said the coach veered to the right and struck a curb before ramming
into a concrete wall at the end of an emergency bay. No other vehicles were
involved in the crash.
The injured were taken to a number of hospitals. Two of the critically injured
were taken to the University Hospital, Lausanne, and a third was airlifted
to Bern.
Dirk van Genth, the pastor of Saint Lambertus school in Heverlee,
Belgium gives a press briefing following the bus crash involving students
from the school (EPA)
According to Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg, the children were from
two schools — the Sint-Lambertus school in Heverlee and ‘t Stekske school in
Lommel.
Police said the collision was “extremely violent”.
A statement read: “A dramatic accident occurred in a motorway tunnel in
Sierre. A coach registered in Belgium violently hit a concrete wall. The
result was terrible.
“Twenty-eight people died and 24 were injured. The victims were mostly
children.
“School children aged 12 and from two schools were on the coach after staying
in the region.
“They were returning to Belgium after a ski camp.
“Fifty-two people were on board.
“The driver joined the A9 motorway at Bois de Finges in the direction of Sion
and Lausanne. Two kilometres later, for reasons still unknown, the coach
veered to the right and struck the curb. He then rammed into a concrete
wall.
“The frontal impact was extremely violent. The front of the coach was heavily
damaged and many passengers were trapped.
“Police, fire and ambulance crews were immediately engaged. The motorway was
closed in both directions to facilitate the rescue. Several people had to be
cut free.
“The injured were transported by helicopter or ambulance to various hospitals.
“The identification of victims is underway.”
Sixty firefighters from the towns of Sierre and Sion have been involved in the
operation together with 30 police officers, 15 doctors, 12 ambulances, eight
helicopters and three psychologists.
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