A restaurant in canton Valais had narrow escape when a large boulder fell from a mountain and stopped just meters away.
The rockfall also closed the road heading up to the Forclaz pass just outside Martigny.
The 15 m3 rock crashed through a vineyard, across the road and stopped before hitting the restaurant.
A parked car was damaged, but no one was hurt.
Roads safer in Geneva
Road safety is improving in Geneva, with fewer accidents and fatalities recorded last year.
Prisoner escapes from ambulance
A man has escaped from custody in Geneva after jumping from a moving ambulance during a prison transfer.
Fireworks banned in public spaces from tomorrow
Fireworks will be banned in publicly accessible spaces across Switzerland from tomorrow.
Easter holiday rush is underway, but will get worse
The Easter getaway is fast approaching — and the roads are already filling up.
Geneva police hunt passerby after weird crash
Geneva police are hunting a person who left the scene of a rather surreal accident in Eaux-Vives yesterday afternoon.
Most prefer cashless payments
Cashless payments are still the most popular way to pay in Switzerland, but cash isn’t going anywhere.
