At least six people have been killed and five injured after a bus erupted in a massive blaze in Switzerland, according to Swiss media.
The bus was “completely engulfed in flames” when emergency services arrived, police said in a statement, adding that the fire may have been deliberately started.
The incident took place at around 6:25pm local time in Kerzers, in the Fribourg canton, around 12 miles west of Berne
“Several people injured and several are dead,” the cantonal police said in a statement. “Emergency services are currently on the scene. The cause is not yet known.”
Footage of the scene shows a yellow bus engulfed in a huge inferno, leaving just a charred shell of the vehicle once it had been tackled by firefighters.
Medics, including several ambulances and a helicopter, transported three injured people to hospital, police said.
Two other victims were examined at the scene and were not hospitalised.
Police are yet to confirm the number of casualties.
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