Heavy snowfall in Switzerland causes traffic chaos and accidents

The heavy snowfall late on Thursday and during the night into Friday led to traffic chaos and many accidents in many regions of Switzerland. The situation slowly returned to normal on Friday morning. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In German-speaking Switzerland in particular, the cantonal police reported a large number of accidents due to the difficult road conditions. In canton Bern, for example, around 130 traffic accidents had occurred by early Friday morning. In a collision between a military vehicle and a touring car on the A1 highway near Kirchberg, nine occupants of the army vehicle were injured. In all other accidents in canton Bern, six people were injured. Some 150 accidents were reported in canton Zurich, 120 in St Gallen, 60 in Aargau and 40 each in cantons Thurgau and Solothurn. There were also accidents in Zug, Lucerne and Graubünden. These resulted in fender benders and a few minor injuries. According to the cantonal police, the main ...