Pause for thought....
 

I dont often get too current-affairy on here, but do find the whole coach crash in the alps quite sobering. so many children, gone in a flash.....

As a parent the thought makes you shudder a bit doesnt it......

Lets hope for the ones that died, it was quick and painless, and for the survivors, that their injuries aren't too serious.:(

Terrible situation, how did the bus manage to hit that wall? Why was there not a barrier to prevent a vehicle hitting it?

The state the bus is in makes me wonder if they are Ncap tested

It looks like a "design flaw" in the tunnel to allow that impact to take place. :-(
Reminded me for some reason of Aberfan, which was much, much worse..................

A sad accident as a parent of 4 bratzs I am saddened to hear about this and just hope no one suffered :o

I agree, very sad, and as a parent who has had kids away on similar trips...........well just terrible really

The bus is in a shocking state, but I can only think that no-one was wearing seatbelts... 50% fatalities, but no way 50% of the bus was toast. There should have been more walk away alive than did from what I can see....

The Belgian coach that crashed in a motorway tunnel killing 22 children and six adults was not speeding at the time of the accident, a Swiss prosecutor has said.

Authorities also said early indications suggest the 52 passengers on board the vehicle were wearing seatbelts.

http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16188330

A terrible scene, I cant begin to imagine what the parents are going through, some not even knowing for a period if their children are still alive or not.

Looks like it might be mechanical failure as to why the coach suddenly veered to the right but it seems crazy to me that there was just a kerb and no protective arnco barrier to divert any vehicles from hitting the large concrete corner that the coach then struck.

An awful event. The kids have lost their futures and their families are now in that nightmare all parents hope never to see come real
Very upsetting

Crumbs....