At least six people have been killed and others injured after a bus caught fire in a town in western Switzerland, according to police.
The incident occurred at approximately 18:25 local time (19:25 GMT) on Tuesday in the centre of Kerzers, known in French as Chiètres, in the Fribourg canton, approximately 20km (12 miles) from the capital, Bern.
At least three people were taken to the hospital, police said, and there were reports that a rescuer was also hurt.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but an investigation is underway to determine whether it was deliberately started.
There have been reports that a person doused themselves in gasoline, but the authorities said they could not immediately confirm this.
Video posted by local media shows a bus in flames, and a resident described seeing a thick column of smoke.
The bus involved had reportedly travelled from the Düdingen municipality, 17km south of Kerzers.
In a post on X, Swiss President Guy Parmelin said that it “shocks and saddens me that people have lost their lives in a serious fire in Switzerland”.
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