Overview
- The blaze broke out around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday on the main street of Kerzers, about 20 kilometers west of Bern.
- Authorities report five injured, including three in serious condition, after responders arrived to find the bus fully engulfed.
- Firefighters carried out rescue and suppression operations, with three injured taken to hospital and two assessed on site.
- Police say the fire resulted from human action and are examining whether it was deliberate, without labeling it suicide or terrorism.
- Witnesses told local media a man set himself on fire inside the bus, a claim police have not verified, as the area remains sealed and a witness hotline is open.