28 people died in this tragic crash, 22 children. The Bus was carrying Belgian schoolkids and their teachers, 52 in all, and were heading home from a skiing holiday in the Swiss Alps. The injured and dead were brought to hospitals and morgues in the nearby town of Sion.
At 11 am this morning the Belgian Nation held a minutes silence.
In what was an incredibly freak accident, the bus somehow hit a kerb and ploughed straight into a lay by wall. These are the small areas in tunnels that a vehicle can pull into. There were 2 of these in this tunnel. At any other location other than these 2 exact points, the bus would have maybe grazed the wall after hitting the kerb and there would not have been such carnage.
There was no suggestion of over speeding or the occupants of the bus not wearing seat belts.
Here a SKY news reporter reports from Lommel where 15 of the children died came from. There are extra seats placed outside a church for the memorial service in the expectation of huge crowds arriving in the next few minutes, although the place is empty as yet.
http://www.news.com.au/world/first-pict ... 6301109879
One British child died in the accident.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/worl ... 74803.html
His father, Edward Bowles, is a well known banker and one time upper Civil servant.
Here is his twitter page:
http://twitter.com/#!/edwardbowles1
Quote "Former civil servant, sometime barrister and prosecutor of crims, MBA and now at Standard Chartered Bank. Views certainly professionally personal... "
There is no explanation as to why the edges of Mr. Bowles mouth have been drawn in Joker style.
