BERLIN — A German bus crashed into a metal post on a highway in southern Switzerland Sunday, leaving one woman dead and another 14 people injured, police said.

The bus was heading south with 25 people on board when the accident happened on the A2 highway at Sigirino, near Lugano — along a major route across the Alps from northern Europe to Italy.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the bus to plow into the post, wrecking the front of the vehicle.

The bus had set off from the German city of Cologne on Saturday evening and was headed for Assisi in Italy, Johannes Huebner of bus travel group RDA, who was co-ordinating emergency plans for the company involved, told the German news agency dpa.

A group of young people and two drivers were on board, according to Ticino canton (state) police.

A police statement late Sunday said a 27-year-old German woman died of injuries sustained in the crash.

The statement said two people had serious but not life-threatening injuries, eight more had “medium” injuries and another four were lightly hurt. </s> BERLIN (AP) — A German bus crashed into a metal post Sunday on a highway in southern Switzerland, leaving 13 people injured, three of them seriously, Swiss police said.

The bus was heading south with 25 people on board when the accident happened on the A2 highway at Sigirino, near Lugano — a major route across the Alps from northern Europe to Italy. Ticino canton (state) police revised downward their initial estimate that about 40 people were on the bus.

It wasn't immediately clear what caused the bus to plow into the post, wrecking the front of the vehicle.

The bus from the German city of Cologne had set off on Saturday evening and was headed for Assisi in Italy, Johannes Huebner of bus travel group RDA, who was coordinating emergency plans for the company involved, told the German news agency dpa. </s> BERLIN (AP) — A German bus crashed into a metal post on a highway in southern Switzerland Sunday, leaving one woman dead and another 14 people injured, police said. The bus was heading south with…

BERLIN (AP) — A German bus crashed into a metal post on a highway in southern Switzerland Sunday, leaving one woman dead and another 14 people injured, police said.

The bus was heading south with 25 people on board when the accident happened on the A2 highway at Sigirino, near Lugano — along a major route across the Alps from northern Europe to Italy.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the bus to plow into the post, wrecking the front of the vehicle.

The bus had set off from the German city of Cologne on Saturday evening and was headed for Assisi in Italy, Johannes Huebner of bus travel group RDA, who was coordinating emergency plans for the company involved, told the German news agency dpa.

A group of young people and two drivers were on board, according to Ticino canton (state) police.

A police statement late Sunday said a 27-year-old German woman died of injuries sustained in the crash.

The statement said two people had serious but not life-threatening injuries, eight more had “medium” injuries and another four were lightly hurt.

Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed. </s> BERLIN — Zurich police say a tour bus on its way to Germany has crashed in Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 44 others.

The dpa news agency reported Sunday that bus travelling to Duesseldorf from Genoa in Italy crashed at 4:15 a.m. south of Zurich, a city in northern Switzerland that is the country’s financial hub.

Zurich canton (state) police say the bus went into a skid on the snowy road and crashed into a wall.

They said one woman, whose identity was not immediately released, was killed and three people, including the driver, have serious injuries.

Switzerland’s 20 Minuten news site quoted authorities saying the woman who died was 37-years-old and Italian. </s> BERLIN — Swiss police say a German bus has crashed into a metal road sign on a highway in southern Switzerland, leaving several passengers seriously injured.

Ticino canton (state) police said the bus was heading south with about 40 people on board at the time of the accident Sunday morning at Sigirino, on the A2 highway near Lugano. The highway is part of a major route across the Alps from northern Europe to Italy.

Police said several people were seriously hurt and some were still trapped in the vehicle. The highway was closed down for the rescue operation.

The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear. </s> The accident site of a bus that crashed into signal post on the highway A2 in Sigirino, canton of Ticino, Switzerland, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. The A2 highway between Rivera and Lugano-North in is closed to the south. Several people were injured in the accident. (Gabriele Putzu, Ti-Press/Keystone via AP)

The accident site of a bus that crashed into signal post on the highway A2 in Sigirino, canton of Ticino, Switzerland, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. The A2 highway between Rivera and Lugano-North in is closed to the south. Several people were injured in the accident. (Gabriele Putzu, Ti-Press/Keystone via AP)

BERLIN (AP) — A German bus crashed into a metal post on a highway in southern Switzerland Sunday, leaving one woman dead and another 14 people injured, police said.

The bus was heading south with 25 people on board when the accident happened on the A2 highway at Sigirino, near Lugano — along a major route across the Alps from northern Europe to Italy.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the bus to plow into the post, wrecking the front of the vehicle.

The bus had set off from the German city of Cologne on Saturday evening and was headed for Assisi in Italy, Johannes Huebner of bus travel group RDA, who was coordinating emergency plans for the company involved, told the German news agency dpa.

A group of young people and two drivers were on board, according to Ticino canton (state) police.

A police statement late Sunday said a 27-year-old German woman died of injuries sustained in the crash.

The statement said two people had serious but not life-threatening injuries, eight more had “medium” injuries and another four were lightly hurt. </s> An Italian woman was killed and 44 other people were injured early Sunday when their long-distance bus swerved and hit a wall on an icy motorway near Zurich, police said.

Three people were severely injured, and one of the Italian drivers is in critical condition, police spokeswoman Rebecca Tilen said.

The bus was en route from the Italian city of Genoa to Dusseldorf in Germany.

"At the time of the accident, the motorway was covered with snow and ice, and it was snowing," Tilen told dpa, adding that investigators still have to determine the exact cause of the accident.

The bus was operated by a subcontractor of Flixbus, a German company that offers intercity services. The vehicle had Italian license plates.

"We extend our sympathies to the affected passengers and bus drivers as well as their families and friends," Flixbus said in a statement.

"The safety of passengers and drivers is a top priority for Flixbus," the company added.

There were 50 people on board in total, including the 37-year-old Italian woman and 16 of her compatriots.

The passengers also included several travelers each from Russia, Germany, Nigeria, Colombia and Albania, as well as individuals from Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ghana, Jordan, Romania and Switzerland. </s> The front of the bus was severely damaged. AFP/Swiss police of the Canton of Zurich (Kantonspolizei Zurich)

One person died and 44 were injured when a bus crashed into a wall on a Swiss motorway early Sunday, police said.

The accident happened on the motorway outside Zurich at roughly 4:15am, police in the Canton said in a statement. Three people were seriously hurt, while the rest suffered minor to moderate injuries, they added. The cause of the crash, was not immediately known. The vehicle, run by a subsidiary of the German-owned company Flixbus, was on route from the Italian city of Genoa to Dusseldorf, ATS news agency reported. </s> At least one person was killed and 44 injured after a passenger bus swerved and hit a wall on a motorway near the Swiss city of Zurich, police said, as cited by local media. The Russian embassy in Switzerland confirmed that at least ten of its nationals were injured in the accident. The bus was travelling from Italy’s Genoa towards Germany’s Dusseldorf. The deceased is a woman, but her nationality hasn’t yet been established.
A bus travelling from Germany to Italy crashes in southern Switzerland, leaving one dead and 14 injured.