At least 6 dead after bus bursts into flames west of Swiss capital, authorities say

Firefighters and police officers install barriers to secure the area where a postal bus caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, after several passengers were killed and others injured when a postal bus caught fire late Tuesday afternoon in the center of Kerzers, according to the Fribourg cantonal police. (Laurent Merlet/Keystone via AP)

GENEVA —At least six people have been killed and three others hospitalized with severe injures after a bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital, police said Tuesday.

Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux of Fribourg canton, or region, said an unspecified “voluntary act” could be the cause of the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Bern, the capital.

The regional transport bus is operated by PostBus, which is affiliated with the national postal service.

“After rushing to the scene, rescue teams noted that the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames,” the regional government said in a statement.

Ambulance and helicopter teams ferried three injured people with severe injuries to hospitals, while two others were treated on site, a police statement said.

Papaux said at least six people were killed. An investigation is underway.

The Associated Press