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 Two Swiss and two Austrian nationals were killed on Saturday when their small plane crashed in the Swiss Alps, police said https://www.thelocal.ch/20200726/four-die-in-plane-crash-in-swiss-alps-2 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 13:02:36 +0200 four-die-in-plane-crash-in-swiss-alps-2 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 An Italian woman died and three others were seriously injured when a bus crashed into a wall on a Swiss motorway early Sunday, police in Zurich said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181216/one-dead-and-44 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 12:56:18 +0100 one-dead-and-44 A 45-year-old driver was knocked down and killed on the A9 highway near Bex on Thursday afternoon after he pulled over following a flat tyre. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171229/driver-knocked-down-and-killed-on-hard-shoulder Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:10:36 +0100 driver-knocked-down-and-killed-on-hard-shoulder Two people are feared dead after a small airplane crashed into Lake Constance on Tuesday on its way from Zurich to Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170808/two-feared-dead-as-small-plane-crashes-into-lake-constance Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:42:06 +0200 two-feared-dead-as-small-plane-crashes-into-lake-constance A plane crash at a Swiss summer camp on Friday killed two 14-year-old campers and the pilot, while leaving a third teenager seriously injured, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170804/two-teenagers-and-pilot-dead-in-swiss-plane-crash Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:09:46 +0200 two-teenagers-and-pilot-dead-in-swiss-plane-crash The pilot of a Swiss fighter jet that crashed on a training exercise in 2015 did not correctly carry out emergency procedures, a military investigation has ruled. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170613/swiss-fighter-jet-crash-pilot-at-fault Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:56:40 +0200 swiss-fighter-jet-crash-pilot-at-fault Customers at the Rosenegg restaurant in Ballwil, canton of Lucerne, had a shock when drinking their morning coffee on Monday when a lorry crashed into its garden terrace. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170529/customers-escape-unscathed-after-lorry-crashes-into-swiss-cafe Mon, 29 May 2017 13:09:26 +0200 customers-escape-unscathed-after-lorry-crashes-into-swiss-cafe One person was killed when a Swiss-registered light aircraft crashed at the EuroAirport Basel on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161208/one-dead-in-light-aircraft-crash-at-basel-airport Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:56:53 +0100 one-dead-in-light-aircraft-crash-at-basel-airport Trains between St Maurice and Martigny were cancelled on Tuesday morning after a train hit a cow on the track. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161101/animals-on-train-tracks-cause-travel-chaos Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:59:29 +0100 animals-on-train-tracks-cause-travel-chaos A hailstorm caused a 24-car pile-up on Sunday as wintry weather conditions hit northwestern Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161010/hailstorm-causes-massive-crash-in-neuchtel Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:44:20 +0200 hailstorm-causes-massive-crash-in-neuchtel A Swiss army helicopter that crashed on the Gotthard pass cut through a power cable, military investigators say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161002/army-chopper-hit-a-power-line-before-crashing Sun, 02 Oct 2016 22:23:19 +0200 army-chopper-hit-a-power-line-before-crashing Technical failure was not to blame for the crash involving a Swiss army helicopter on the Gotthard pass on Thursday, the defence ministry has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160929/swiss-helicopter-crash-technical-fault-ruled-out Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:09:37 +0200 swiss-helicopter-crash-technical-fault-ruled-out Two people died and one other was injured when a helicopter crashed on the Gotthard pass in the Swiss alps on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160928/swiss-army-helicopter-crashes-in-alps Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:42:22 +0200 swiss-army-helicopter-crashes-in-alps Police have opened an investigation after a glider crashed into a field in the Swiss Jura on Wednesday afternoon, killing its two passengers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160915/two-dead-after-glider-crashes-into-swiss-forest Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:12:52 +0200 two-dead-after-glider-crashes-into-swiss-forest The pilot of a Swiss fighter jet that crashed in the mountains at the end of August was laid to rest on Monday in Payerne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160913/fallen-military-pilot-honoured-in-payerne-funeral Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:35:14 +0200 fallen-military-pilot-honoured-in-payerne-funeral An investigation into the Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet that smashed into the Alps last week has found that flight controllers told the pilot to fly far below a safe altitude. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160907/fatal-crash-pilot-told-to-fly-below-safe-altitude Wed, 07 Sep 2016 11:18:48 +0200 fatal-crash-pilot-told-to-fly-below-safe-altitude The pilot of a Swiss fighter jet that crashed in the mountains on a training exercise on Monday has been found dead, the Swiss defence ministry has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160831/pilot-of-crashed-swiss-jet-confirmed-dead Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:25:33 +0200 pilot-of-crashed-swiss-jet-confirmed-dead The remains of a Swiss army fighter jet that disappeared over the Alps on Monday have been located in central Switzerland, but the pilot is still missing, the defence ministry said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160831/army-locates-crashed-swiss-jet-pilot-still-missing Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:17:37 +0200 army-locates-crashed-swiss-jet-pilot-still-missing A Swiss army fighter jet went missing over the Alps on Monday and is believed to have crashed, the defence ministry said, adding that a large-scale search and rescue operation had been launched. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160830/search-underway-for-pilot-of-swiss-jet-missing-in-alps Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:10:49 +0200 search-underway-for-pilot-of-swiss-jet-missing-in-alps