A horse-drawn carriage carrying tourists ran out of control in a Swiss resort killing one person and injuring 12, police said Sunday.
About 40 people were on two carriages in the woods in Val Roseg, a valley in the canton of Graubünden near the border with Italy, on Saturday when the driver lost control, police said. A 73-year-old woman was killed and two of the injured were in serious condition.
According to police reports, the accident occurred as the tour group was returning to Pontresina travelling in “two horse-drawn carriage formations”.
“On a sloping stretch of the route, the driver realised the braking power was insufficient and attempted to steer his three-horse carriage toward flatter ground to slow down,” said a police statement.
One of the horses fell and the driver lost control of the carriage which hit a tree ejecting some passengers from the vehicle, it added.
According to the police, all members of the tour group live in Switzerland, but no further details regarding their nationalities were provided.
Police said they had launched an investigation.
