The Local Switzerland

Schoolchildren among those injured in Andermatt, none critically

Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:05:26 +0200

Many of the 33 people injured on Monday when a train engine collided with carriages at Andermatt station were schoolchildren, police and media reports said.

Train crashes into car in Interlaken

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:48:47 +0200

Rail services were disrupted for several hours in the Interlaken region of canton Bern after a train hit a car stuck on a crossing point on Tuesday afternoon.

Tragedy near Interlaken after car hit by train

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:29:27 +0200

A man died on Monday after his vehicle veered on to a railway line and was hit by an oncoming train.

Steam train crash injures sixteen party guests

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:14:35 +0100

A vintage steam-driven train crashed late on Saturday into a parked train vehicle south of the Swiss city of Zurich, injuring 16 people, police said.

Derailment disrupts Lausanne-Yverdon trains

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:48:22 +0200

Passenger rail traffic will remain disrupted for several days on the Lausanne-Yverdon route in the canton of Vaud following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous goods at the weekend, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) said on Sunday.

Public transport safety touted despite death rise

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:49:17 +0200

The total number of deaths from public transport accidents in Switzerland shot up to 41 in 2014, an increase of 11 from the previous year, official figures released on Tuesday show.

Two-train collision kills one man on Gotthard line

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:55:05 +0100

UPDATE: The rail line linking Lucerne and the canton of Ticino via the Gotthard tunnel was closed on Wednesday morning following the collision of two construction trains that left one man dead and one injured, police said.

Several injured in two-train collision

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:04:00 +0100

UPDATED: Two trains slammed into each other in the Swiss town of Rafz, northwest of Zurich, early on Friday, leaving passengers injured and train carriages upturned, police and media said.

Cyclist killed in crossing by passenger train

Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:59:00 +0200

Neuchâtel cantonal authorities are investigating the death of a 75-year-old man who was struck by a regional passenger train while cycling in a level crossing on Monday.

Landslide derails Swiss passenger train

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:15:00 +0200

Five passengers were seriously injured when a landslide derailed a train in a mountainous area of the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland on Wednesday, following heavy rain in the region.

Two Israeli policemen identified in train crash

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:14:00 +0200

Media in Israel have identified the three Israelis who died on Monday when a Zentralbahn train crashed into a minibus at a level crossing in the canton of Nidwalden.

Three Israeli tourists killed in train-van crash

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:14:00 +0200

(UPDATE) Three Israeli tourists died and five others were seriously injured on Monday morning when a passenger train collided with a minibus in the canton of Nidwalden in central Switzerland, cantonal police said.

Swiss teen ‘at controls’ in Madrid Metro crash

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:00:00 +0200

A 17-year-old Swiss au pair who died in a bizarre subway accident in Madrid, Spain last year was at the controls of the train when it crashed, a media report says.

Motorist killed after Eurocity train hits car

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:31:00 +0200

An unidentified motorist died late Wednesday when a train coming from Italy slammed into the driver’s car after it strayed onto railway tracks in the canton of Valais.

One hurt as crane falls on Zurich passenger train

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:16:00 +0200

A crane fell onto a Swiss passenger train entering a Zurich station Saturday, causing massive material damage but miraculously leaving only one person slightly injured, police said Saturday.

Witnesses sought in expat's train death

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:54:27 +0100

Fribourg cantonal police issued an appeal on Monday for witnesses following the death of an elderly expat at the train station in Romont, a small town northeast of Lausanne.

Two men die in Vaud rail crossing collision

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:22:00 +0100

Two men died when a passenger train struck a car in a level crossing on Monday in Le Chenit, a town in the canton of Vaud’s Vallée de Joux.

Rangers: injured bear dangerous after train crash

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:48:52 +0200

Swiss experts have warned that a bear that first appeared in the Lower Engadine region, may become more dangerous after it was hit by train on Monday evening travelling from Scuol to Samedan.