One person died and 44 sustained injuries on Sunday following a bus crash outside the city of Zurich, local police reported following the incident.
According to Zurich police, three people picked up severe injuries, while the other casualties are being treated for minor and moderate injuries.
The crash occurred in the early morning in treacherous snowy conditions, police added.
The bus, operated by a subsidiary of the German-owned firm Flixbus, was heading to the German city of Dusseldorf, from Genoa, Italy, the ATS news agency reported.
Following the crash, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy to Switzerland, Stanislav Smirnov, told Sputnik that a Russian citizen who has suffered injuries as a result of a bus crash is in a serious condition.
