The coach, which had been hired for the trip by a Christian trade union, belonged to Toptours, a company from the town of Aerschot with an 'excellent reputation', according to Belgian transport minister Melchior Wathelet.
Children on the coach had set up a blog about their ski holiday in Italy - posting messages about their trip, saying they had been 'having a great time skiing' and that they were 'looking forward to getting home.'
Toptours, which runs a fleet of 14 coaches, specialises in winter sports, and regularly transports passengers from Belgium to Austrian and Italian resorts.
Didier Reynders, the Belgian foreign minister, said victims were being identified, while next-of-kin were being flown to Switzerland.
'It is incomprehensible,' said Mr Reynders. 'There were three buses yet only one hit the wall, apparently without contact with any other vehicle.'
Jan Luykx, the Belgian ambassador to Switzerland, said : 'This tragedy will devastate the whole of Belgium. All of the victims came from two villages.
'The scale of the accident is impossible to digest. We are currently focusing on the practical aspects of dealing with this tragedy.'
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