Swiss bus fire that killed six caused by ‘disturbed’ man setting himself alight, prosecutor says

Man, in his 60s and from Berne area, had been reported missing before dousing himself in flammable liquidPolice 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 on board who set himself ablaze.The vehicle, operated by a service that transports passengers and mail, went up in flames on Tuesday evening in Kerzers, a town of about 5,000 people about 12 miles (20km) west of Berne in the canton of Fribourg. Continue reading...

Swiss bus fire that killed six caused by ‘disturbed’ man setting himself alight, prosecutor says

Man, in his 60s and from Berne area, had been reported missing before dousing himself in flammable liquid

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 on board who set himself ablaze.

The vehicle, operated by a service that transports passengers and mail, went up in flames on Tuesday evening in Kerzers, a town of about 5,000 people about 12 miles (20km) west of Berne in the canton of Fribourg.

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