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Marcus Miller Band bus crashes in Switzerland

A bus carrying the Marcus Miller Band, an American jazz group, crashed on Sunday on the A-2 highway in the canton of Uri, killing the driver.

Marcus Miller Band bus crashes in Switzerland
(Photo: Uri cantonal police)

All 12 passengers, including members of the group, were injured but none of their lives were in danger, Uri cantonal police said.

The accident occurred between Erstfeld and Altdorf at around 11am when the bus, carrying two drivers and 11 band members, flipped on its side for reasons not immediately known.

The bus, equipped with sleeping berths, was taking members of the band from Monaco to Hengelo in the Netherlands, police said.

No other vehicle appeared to be involved in the crash.

The injured passengers were transported to the Uri cantonal hospital, as well as other medical facilities outside the canton, police said.

In addition to police, fire fighters from Altdorf, the Rega emergency rescue team and ambulances from Uri and Nidwald responded to the accident scene.

Precise information about injuries Miller, 53, suffered were not immediately available.

The Grammy Award-winning bassist is known for his work with such other jazz giants as Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock.

He recently performed in Zurich for the jazznojazz event on November 1st.

In the last entry on his website, Miller writes about taking a few days off before a scheduled performance in Monte Carlo on Saturday, from which the band members were evidently returning.

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ACCIDENT

33 hurt after Paris to London Flixbus overturns in northern France

Thirty-three people were injured on Sunday, four seriously, when a bus travelling between Paris and London overturned in northern France while turning off a busy motorway, police said.

33 hurt after Paris to London Flixbus overturns in northern France
Photo: AFP

The Flixbus vehicle toppled on its side around midday (1100 GMT) as it took an exit from the A1 motorway, France's busiest route, a police statement said. 

There were 33 people on board, of whom 29 sustained light injuries and four were seriously wounded. Some of the injured were foreign nationals.

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The statement did not say whether the bus was bound for London or for Paris. Rescue teams from the police, fire brigade, and ambulance service rushed to the scene.

The motorway exit has been closed, the statement said.

According to the newspaper “Courrier Picard”, the bus skidded in a curve on the wet road, crashed into a barrier and overturned.

It is yet another incident for the embattled German brand, with several crashes across Europe so far in 2019. 

READ: Seven people injured after two Flixbus accidents in Germany

In October, one person was killed and 17 injured when a Flixbus rolled in Southern France. 

Several people were injured in two separate crashes in Germany in June, while one person was killed and 60 injured in a crash in Switzerland in May. 

 

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