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| Fatal Alps coach crash: One killed and several injured | Fatal Alps coach crash: One killed and several injured |
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| One person has been killed and several are seriously injured after a coach carrying around 50 Britons crashed in the French Alps. | |
| The crash happened at 1400 BST in the Alpe d'Huez resort, it is reported. | The crash happened at 1400 BST in the Alpe d'Huez resort, it is reported. |
| The Foreign Office said it was aware of a "tragic incident involving British nationals" in the Isere region of southern France. | The Foreign Office said it was aware of a "tragic incident involving British nationals" in the Isere region of southern France. |
| "We are in touch with the local authorities and are providing consular assistance," a spokeswoman said. | "We are in touch with the local authorities and are providing consular assistance," a spokeswoman said. |
| French police say at least one person - believed to be the driver - was killed, and three others are seriously injured. | |
| Some passengers who were trapped after the crash managed to free themselves from the wreckage, while others were rescued by the emergency services. | |
| The most seriously injured were taken to hospital by helicopter. | |
| According to local media, the bus was transporting passengers home following a week-long break, but crashed as it travelled down a steep mountain road, which features 21 hairpin bends. | According to local media, the bus was transporting passengers home following a week-long break, but crashed as it travelled down a steep mountain road, which features 21 hairpin bends. |
| The BBC's Imogen Foulkes says initial reports suggest the coach's brakes may have failed, causing it to crash into the face of the mountain and catch fire. |