The public prosecutor's office is targeting the bus driver. The accusation against the 62-year-old is negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm.

The double-decker Flixbus with 54 people on board, including the two drivers, left the road on Wednesday morning, raced across the grass verge and tipped over on its side. The police reported 4 deaths, 6 seriously injured and 29 people with minor injuries. The identities of the four fatalities had not yet been clarified by midday on Thursday.