Four Killed In German Motorway Bus Accident
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 28, 2024 | 04:00 PM
Berlin, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Mar, 2024) Four people were killed and around 35 injured when a bus overturned on a German motorway near Leipzig on Wednesday, police said.
The bus came off the A9 motorway in the morning between Wiedemar and the Schkeuditzer Kreuz junction.
Police had earlier announced the death of five people in the accident, but revised the toll in the evening.
One person initially reported dead is in a critical condition, police said in a press statement Wednesday evening.
They said 29 passengers were slightly injured and six were in serious condition.
German operator Flixbus said the bus was en route from Berlin to Zurich with 52 passengers and two drivers.
"The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known," Flixbus said in a statement.
"We are of course working closely with the local authorities and the emergency services on site and will do everything in our power to clarify the cause of the accident quickly and completely," it said.
The two drivers both survived, Flixbus added.
Photos showed the bus on its side, having ploughed into trees on the side of the road.
Emergency services attended to the injured at the scene and the motorway was closed in both directions, German authorities said.
There were no indications that other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to the police.
German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said he was "shocked" by the accident.
"Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and, of course, with all those affected, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery," he told Welt tv.
Another Flixbus vehicle crashed on the same stretch of motorway in May 2019.
In that accident involving a bus travelling from Berlin to Munich, one person was killed and more than 60 injured, seven of them seriously.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
PM to take part in World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh today
Punjab Police officer Riffat Bukhari wins global award
Punjab Police Hero ASP Shehbano Naqvi’s wedding festivities spark joy
TECNO CAMON 30 Series set to launch at a grand fashion show in Karachi
Record growth being witnessed in IT exports due to SIFC’s efforts
Pakistan, Canada agree to enhance cooperation in all fields
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 27 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 27 April 2024
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
More Stories From World
-
Haliburton hits winner as Pacers hold off Bucks, T'Wolves push Suns to brink
3 minutes ago -
Star K-pop producer causes online stir after lashing out at industry bosses
3 minutes ago -
Kenyan patients suffer as doctors' strike grinds on
4 minutes ago -
China to send 2 giant pandas to U.S.
43 minutes ago -
China's industrial profits up 4.3 pct in Q1
43 minutes ago -
5.9-magnitude quake hits Mid-Indian Ridge: USGS
43 minutes ago
-
Canada announces investment to grow semiconductor supply chain
44 minutes ago -
Chinese company to build photovoltaic factory in Saudi port
44 minutes ago -
Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in 'massive' overnight attack
1 hour ago -
China's urban passenger trips jump 27.7 pct in 2023
2 hours ago -
BMW to further invest 2.8 bln USD in NE China production base
2 hours ago -
Light plane crash kills 2 in Australia's Victoria
2 hours ago