{"id":29400,"date":"2026-03-11T00:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/29400\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:29:08","slug":"six-killed-in-switzerland-bus-fire-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/29400\/","title":{"rendered":"Six killed in Switzerland bus fire \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">At least six people have been killed and three others taken to hospital with severe injuries after a bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux, of the Fribourg region, said an unspecified \u201cvoluntary act\u201d could be the cause of the inferno on Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west of Bern, the capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The regional transport bus is operated by PostBus, which is affiliated with the national postal service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Firefighters and police officers install barriers to secure the area where a bus caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland (Laurent Merlet\/Keystone via AP)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FHYXJW6N6ZPXTB5DH5U7HIKKLI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>Firefighters and police officers install barriers to secure the area where a bus caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland (Laurent Merlet\/Keystone via AP) (Laurent Merlet\/AP) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Images from the scene on Swiss media showed flames tearing through the bus.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/world\/leaders-of-germanys-greens-to-step-down-following-election-defeats-XRQ66GQEOVIETM5SSWX2S6NUMY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Leaders of Germany&#x2019;s Greens to step down following election defeats\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/YE5CLQINSNMCXFLH4XRIGGUG24.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/world\/what-to-know-about-the-marine-le-pen-ruling-7XSRO26DM5NDRLRB2TWYNRWPTI\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"What to know about the Marine Le Pen ruling\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V7EJ4SO2WNIVXLQYASL6PHGIDI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAfter rushing to the scene, rescue teams noted that the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames,\u201d the regional government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ambulance and helicopter teams ferried three injured people with severe injuries to hospital, while two others were treated on site, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Mr Papaux said an investigation was under way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At least six people have been killed and three others taken to hospital with severe injuries after 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