Car hit by two trains in canton Zurich

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 05:14

A car on the railway lines was hit by two trains at the same time. The 41-year-old driver was seriously injured and helicoptered to hospital.

How the car got onto the lines is being investigated – there isn’t a level crossing nearby.

The car was struck by trains travelling in the opposite direction on the line between Schottikon and Elgg in canton Zurich last night at 10.30.

The 150 passengers on the two trains were unharmed and had to be evacuated.

Disruption on the line is expected this morning.

More from Bitesize News

Telecoms operator hacked

Swiss operator Salt has confirmed hackers stole personal data belonging to its mobile customers
AI assists in recycling issue

A Vaud recycling firm has switched on an artificial intelligence sorting line at its plant near Yverdon, aiming to close Switzerland's poor plastics recycling record
La Poste warning

La Poste chief Christian Levrat warns Switzerland's postal service could disappear within a decade without major changes
Financial gap widens between Switzerland and eurozone

The gap between Swiss and eurozone interest rates has hit a record 2.5 percentage points, after the European Central Bank raised its benchmark to 2.5% at the end of last week while the Swiss National Bank sits at zero
More job cuts in Geneva

Geneva's UN trade agency plans to cut 70 of its 500 staff, as funding pressure mounts
Voting day just 2 weeks away

Geneva heads to the polls on 27 September to decide whether it should be easier for tenants to buy the flat they rent