https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Three people died on Wednesday after a small single-engine aeroplane crashed in the Alps in southwest Switzerland, the cantonal police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20260916/plane-crash-kills-three-in-swiss-alps Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:32:38 +0200 plane-crash-kills-three-in-swiss-alps Five people were killed when a coach carrying Dutch tourists in eastern Switzerland crashed this week, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20260910/breaking-coach-crash-in-switzerland-leaves-several-dead Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:54:25 +0200 breaking-coach-crash-in-switzerland-leaves-several-dead Two people were killed Wednesday in an explosion at a power plant in southern Switzerland, police said, describing the incident as a "serious workplace accident". https://www.thelocal.ch/20260909/two-killed-in-explosion-at-swiss-power-plant Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:58:35 +0200 two-killed-in-explosion-at-swiss-power-plant Two young tourists lost lives - only a few days apart - in a mountain lake located in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. https://www.thelocal.ch/20260901/british-teenager-and-german-tourist-drown-in-swiss-lake Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:09:25 +0200 british-teenager-and-german-tourist-drown-in-swiss-lake A major fire broke out in Thusis, in Swiss canton of Graubünden, overnight into Friday. A building housing a restaurant and apartments was completely gutted. Five people are missing, local police reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20260821/breaking-five-missing-after-fire-ravages-apartment-block-in-switzerland Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:07:45 +0200 breaking-five-missing-after-fire-ravages-apartment-block-in-switzerland A horse-drawn carriage carrying tourists ran out of control in a Swiss resort killing one person and injuring 12, police said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20260816/deadly-horse-drawn-carriage-accident-in-switzerland Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:50:56 +0200 deadly-horse-drawn-carriage-accident-in-switzerland British composer Jonathan Goldstein, his musician wife Hannah Marcinowicz and their seven-month baby have been confirmed as the victims of a plane crash in the Swiss canton of Valais last Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190828/renowned-british-composer-killed-in-swiss-alps-plane-crash Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:08:27 +0200 renowned-british-composer-killed-in-swiss-alps-plane-crash A woman has drowned in Lake Geneva when her sightseeing boat sank as a violent storm battered parts of Switzerland on Saturday, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190616/woman-dies-after-storm-capsizes-lake-geneva-sightseeing-boat Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:16:59 +0200 woman-dies-after-storm-capsizes-lake-geneva-sightseeing-boat The captain of a Swiss hotel boat involved in a fatal river collision in Budapest on Wednesday evening has been taken into custody as police investigate his role in the accident. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190531/captain-of-swiss-vessel-detained-over-deadly-budapest-boat-crash Fri, 31 May 2019 11:21:21 +0200 captain-of-swiss-vessel-detained-over-deadly-budapest-boat-crash A lucky driver survived an incredible leap after her car came off the road. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190411/swiss-51-year-old-driver-survives-20-metre-car-leap-after-accident Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:30:05 +0200 swiss-51-year-old-driver-survives-20-metre-car-leap-after-accident The man was attacked by "several dogs," according to the cantonal police in Bern. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190207/police-searching-for-witness-after-66-year-old-swiss-man-attacked-by-dogs-in-bern Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:22:05 +0100 police-searching-for-witness-after-66-year-old-swiss-man-attacked-by-dogs-in-bern One Swiss railway worker was killed and another seriously injured after being hit by a train in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190206/swiss-railway-worker-killed-by-moving-train-in-ticino Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:56:30 +0100 swiss-railway-worker-killed-by-moving-train-in-ticino There has been another deadly accident on the A3 highway near Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190204/driver-killed-in-collision-with-stray-horses-on-swiss-motorway Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:24:07 +0100 driver-killed-in-collision-with-stray-horses-on-swiss-motorway 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. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190113/six-swiss-nationals-die-in-road-crash-in-northern-sweden Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:25:38 +0100 six-swiss-nationals-die-in-road-crash-in-northern-sweden The Finnish former F1 World Champion reportedly crashed into a parked car in the canton of Zug, where he lives. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181012/formula-one-driver-raikkonen-fined-for-colliding-with-parked-car-in-switzerland Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:50:38 +0200 formula-one-driver-raikkonen-fined-for-colliding-with-parked-car-in-switzerland Marina Carobbio, vice president of the National Council, had to seek medical attention for injuries after the battery in her HP government-supplied laptop exploded due to a technical failure. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181011/laptop-explosion-injures-swiss-politician Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:40:18 +0200 laptop-explosion-injures-swiss-politician The 13-year-old American boy who drowned recently in the Burgseeli near Interlaken has been described as an accomplished pianist and hockey player by his family. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180710/us-teen-who-drowned-in-switzerland-was-piano-prodigy Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:33:34 +0200 us-teen-who-drowned-in-switzerland-was-piano-prodigy A 17-year-old Japanese youth fell to his death while out walking at the foot of the Monte Rosa mountain in the southern canton of Valais with his father on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180511/teen-killed-in-tragic-glacier-crevasse-fall Fri, 11 May 2018 12:51:19 +0200 teen-killed-in-tragic-glacier-crevasse-fall Fifteen people were injured on Wednesday when a coach carrying tourists from Sri Lanka crashed with a two trucks on a Swiss highway, police and media said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180418/15-hurt-in-swiss-road-accident-involving-sri-lankan-tourists Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:48:03 +0200 15-hurt-in-swiss-road-accident-involving-sri-lankan-tourists One person died and another was seriously injured after falling while ski-touring on the Säntis mountain in Appenzell Innerhoden on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180209/pensioner-dies-in-ski-touring-fall-on-sntis-mountain Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:03:49 +0100 pensioner-dies-in-ski-touring-fall-on-sntis-mountain