24 Korean tourists injured in Austrian bus crash

Emergency personnel work at the site of the bus crash near Salzburg on Wednesday. / AP-Yonhap

By Kang Aa-young

Twenty-four Korean tourists were injured when their tour bus slid out of control on a snowy Austrian road and crashed near the alpine city of Salzburg Wednesday.

All escaped with minor injuries except one tourist and the Croatian driver.

They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The accident happened near Gosau, about 30km southeast of Salzburg, while the bus was heading to the scenic village of Hallstatt.

Thirty-five tourists were on board.