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Cern signposting (pohoto travelicando, copyright 2007)
April 13, 2007 - 20:54 Geneva, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
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Verbier chairlift, accident site
April 13, 2007 - 20:31 posted by Ellen Wallace
Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
Child falls off ski-lift in Verbier
April 13, 2007 - 20:00 Verbier, Valais, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
Cantonal police, Valais, Switzerland, Fre - A seven-year-old child from Britain fell off a four-seat chairlift in Verbier Friday, suffering head injuries and stomach pains. He was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Sion. The boy was with three children and first reports were that they were unable to close the bar properly, but this version of the story is contested by Televerbier, which operates the lifts. The child fell from a height of about eight metres, according to the police report, after riding the lift for 100 metres. A ski teacher and three other children were in the seat ahead of the foursome. (continue reading)→
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Verbier skier's death has freeride world in mourning
April 13, 2007 - 11:46 posted by Ellen Wallace
24 Heures, English Corner - Verbier 18-year-old extreme skier Neal Valiton tumbled to his death Wednesday afternoon in competition in Tignes, France, in front of a horrified crowd.
According to organizers it is the first death in 10 years of freeride competitions. (continue reading)→
Nyon starts to count cars
April 13, 2007 - 11:28 Nyon, VD, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
La Cote, Fre - The number of cars in Nyon has risen 40% in 15 years and the town, with its narrow winding city-centre streets has struggled to cope. Beginning Friday and until 8 May Nyon is counting cars and interviewing drivers to obtain a precise traffic picture. Tuesday 17 April drivers going uphill on three routes (Clémenty, Morâche, route de l’Etraz) will be stopped to answer questionnaires, and on Thursday coming down the same three routes. Surveys will be done on other roads in following weeks.
Nyon voters in September 2006 voted against municipal plans for an inner ring road to relieve congestion. (continue reading)→
