Police investigating a bus fire that killed at least six people in western Switzerland have said they believe it was started by a “marginalised and disturbed” Swiss man onboard who set himself ablaze. “A witness statement indicated that a man … of Swiss origin boarded the bus carrying bags. View image in fullscreen The bus went up in flames on Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, in the west of the country. Nirosan Vickneswaran, 37, was waiting anxiously for news of his cousin, who was on the bus when it went up in flames. Like me, all the employees of PostBus and Swiss Post are shocked.”Agence France-Presse and Reuters contributed to this report

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2026 14:00 UTC