‘Quite a few’ individuals injured after a bus travelling from Berlin, Germany to Zurich, Switzerland drives off the A9 motorway.
At the very least 5 individuals have been killed when a bus travelling from Berlin to Switzerland veered off a freeway in japanese Germany and ended up on its facet, police say.
“Quite a few” others have been injured within the incident on the A9 motorway close to Leipzig about 9:45am (08:45 GMT) on Wednesday, police within the state of Saxony mentioned on the social media platform X.
The A9 is a vital north-south motorway linking the German capital to Munich. It was closed in each instructions after the crash.
It was not instantly clear why the bus, which was operated by Flixbus and was en path to Zurich, went off the street. Rescue helicopters and ambulances have been on the scene.
Flixbus mentioned 53 passengers and two drivers have been on board, the German Press Company dpa reported.
The corporate mentioned it was working carefully with native authorities and rescue providers and would do every thing to clear up the reason for the accident rapidly.
On the Deaconess Hospital in Leipzig, the emergency division was alerted, and working theatres and diagnostic rooms have been being ready and saved on standby, a spokesperson mentioned.