Nine people were on Swiss bus when man set himself on fire

When a fire was set on a Swiss PostBus last Tuesday, there were nine people on board: the driver and eight passengers, including the man who triggered the fire. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Fribourg cantonal police announced this on Monday, adding that six people were confirmed dead and three managed to leave the vehicle with injuries. The doors opened properly once the bus came to a halt in Kerzers shortly before 6:30pm. Among the injured passengers "a 56-year-old woman is still in a critical state", the police said in a statement. In addition, two other people who weren't passengers suffered minor injuries trying to rescue the victims. Technical findings indicate that the bus was equipped with two passenger doors. 'These opened normally when the vehicle stopped. Since the fire broke out when the bus was moving, opening them could take place only after the bus had come to a complete stop," the police pointed out. + Swiss bus company announces ...