Party was returning from Italian Alps

Snow firm: We’re saddened and distressed

Snow firm: We’re saddened and distressed

Interski Snowsport School, many of whose instructors were on a coach in France when it crashed, comment on the event:

"We are saddened and distressed to report the death of a party leader following a coach accident in the Reims area of Northern France at approximately 02:30.

"We also extend our sympathy to the four seriously injured passengers, to twenty two passengers with minor injuries and to all others involved in this tragic incident."