Fire engulfs a bus in Switzerland, killing 6 people and severely injuring 3 others

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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 canton police. (Laurent Merlet/Keystone via AP)
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 canton police. (Laurent Merlet/Keystone via AP)
Fire investigators examine the charred shell of a bus that caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, killing several passengers and severely injuring several others, according to police. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)
Fire investigators examine the charred shell of a bus that caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, killing several passengers and severely injuring several others, according to police. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)
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 canton police. (Laurent Merlet/Keystone via AP)
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 canton police. (Laurent Merlet/Keystone via AP)
Firemen gather next to the charred shell of a postal bus, not pictured, which caught fire killing several people and injuring others, in Kerzers, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)
Firemen gather next to the charred shell of a postal bus, not pictured, which caught fire killing several people and injuring others, in Kerzers, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)
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GENEVA (AP) — A bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital killing at least six people and severely injuring three others, police said Tuesday.

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

The regional transport bus is operated by PostBus, which is affiliated with the national postal service. Images from the scene on Swiss media showed flames tearing through the bus.

“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, police said.

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

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