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Public transport deaths: fewer trains, more buses and trams

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:29:35 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Fewer people died in train accidents in Switzerland in 2011, compared to 2010, but the number of deaths related to trams and buses rose. The country saw 13 deaths from trains last year, down by 5, most of them due to crossing train tracks and movements by freight trains. The 18 other [...]

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Norway avalanche: victims were 2 doctors, 2 LODH bankers from Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:38:22 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The victims caught by an avalanche in northern Norway were from the Geneva area, two of them doctors and two of them bankers at the Geneva offices of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch. All were very experienced ski tourers, and their two French guides were very experienced, but Swiss media are reporting that [...]

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Air Glacier has record number of one-day rescues

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:55:18 +0000

GenevaLunch.com SION, SWITZERLAND – Air Glacier carried out a record 36 rescues by helicopter in one day Sunday, the company said Monday 27 February. The majority were injured skiers on the slopes, but three flights were to help off-piste skiers who were trapped in a couloir, and a more dramatic rescue occurred when a crew flew [...]

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A9 autoroute worker killed by drunk driver at Blecherette/Lausanne

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:35:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A 24-year old construction worker from Basel was killed Wednesday night on the A9 autoroute near the Blécherette exit in the direction of Geneva, shortly before 22:00, when a drunk driver hit him and narrowly missed a second worker. The driver, a 27-year-old Frenchman, is being held by canton Vaud police. The [...]

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Three die, one critical in Matterhorn, Gr Combin, Jungfraujoch accidents (update)

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:11:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Matterhorn victims identified GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weekend of 15-16 October was a deadly one in the Swiss Alps, with three people dead and one in critical condition following three separate accidents at high altitude. Speedflyer fails on takeoff from Jungfrau A speedflyer died Saturday 15 October when his Jungfrau takeoff failed. The 25-year-old Swiss [...]

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Swiss safety council calls for safer post-bar nights

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:20:30 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Nearly half, 48 percent, of all road deaths/critical injuries from road accidents are young people ages 18-24, with 42 percent men and only 6 percent women. Too many road accidents in Switzerland occur late at night or in the early hours of the morning after discos and bars close on weekends, with [...]

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Motorcyclist dies in Russin crash

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:05:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 56-year-old Swiss man who lived in Ain, France, died late Wednesday 5 October when his motorcycle and a car collided head on, on the Route de Mandemant in Russin, on the outskirts of Geneva. The man was weaving his way downhill when he attempted to pass one or several cars, say [...]

Weekend deaths: murder, roads, fire, mountains take their toll (update)

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:13:22 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Italian dies on Matterhorn late Sunday afternoon Update 11:50 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The past four days have taken a high toll in deaths and injuries in Switzerland: a well-known wine writer was murdered by her former companion who then committed suicide early Friday, three mountain climbers lost their lives in falls and four youths on [...]

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Weekend deaths: German motorcyclist, Swiss climber

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:36:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two people were killed this weekend in mountain accidents. A 68-year-old German motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon 14 August at the Maloja Pass in canton Graubuenden and his 62-year-old passenger injured when he crashed while passing a caravan being pulled by a car shortly before the final bend at the top of [...]

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Falling from heights is your child’s most dangerous activity

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:38:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Football and skiing cause greatest number of sports injuries, Swiss safety statistics show ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The greatest number of injuries to children around the home in Switzerland are due to falling from heights, while by age 26 falling on stairs becomes more of a problem. By age 45 we become wiser about avoiding falls [...]

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