Six Swiss nationals were killed in a road accident in Sweden's far north when the minibus they were in collided with a truck, Swedish police and Swiss officials said on Sunday.
In a first for Switzerland, three long-distance 'low-cost' bus lines will come into operation on Sunday, providing competition to the national rail network.
Switzerland’s national rail company, the SBB, has reportedly responded to the government’s decision to greenlight three new, private long-distance bus lines by ramping up supply of its so-called “supersaver” tickets.
In a first for Switzerland, driverless post buses are now carrying passengers in Sion after PostBus launched a public testing of the new autonomous shuttles on Thursday.
An Austrian man who tried to evade police after being caught fare-dodging in Zurich last year was jailed this week for pulling a gun on his pursuers and firing several shots.
The public prosecutor in the canton of Valais has officially closed the investigation into the fatal bus crash in Sierre which killed 22 Belgian schoolchildren in March 2012.
A former Basel police detective received a ten-month suspended jail sentence on Monday for using his position to acquire and re-sell illegal machine guns, firearms, hand grenades and other accessories.
The quick-thinking actions of a passenger are being credited for halting a runaway trolley bus from crashing and causing serious injuries in the city of Basel on Monday.
<p>One person was injured when a coach carrying 73 passengers burst into flames Wednesday close to southern Switzerland's Gotthard tunnel, the tour bus firm said.</p>
<p>Distraught families of victims of a horrific school bus crash in a Swiss Alpine tunnel that killed 28 people flew to the scene on Wednesday, still unaware if their children were alive or dead.</p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">A 23-year-old Swiss man who wants to become Mr. Switzerland is being hailed as a hero for preventing a bus carrying 11 football supporters from crashing when its driver died behind the wheel.</span></p>
