Tourist bus driver dies after river plunge, three rescued

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 24 - The driver of a tourist bus died after it plunged into a river near the Italian-French border at the weekend, while the three northern European tourists were rescued.
    The driver, 71, died at Evancon, in the Val d'Ayas.
    Police are trying to establish whether he died in the crash or because of a heart attack that caused him to lose control of the vehicle.
    Val d'Aosta police and forensic experts are investigating.
    The bus broke through a barrier surrounding a bridge before falling into the river.
    The accident happened in the Champoluc area near Monte Rosa.
    (ANSA).