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Accident site on Autobahn 13
Photo: Fabian Sommer / dpa
In a bus accident on the A13 near Schönwald in Brandenburg, 19 people were injured, nine of them seriously.
The police and fire brigade announced.
According to the police, there were a total of 17 passengers from a private tour group and two drivers between the ages of 21 and 64 on the bus.
He has 34 seats.
Large-scale deployment of the rescue workers
Nine seriously injured people were brought to hospitals, the slightly injured were cared for on site in rescue tents, as the police spokesman said. According to the police, the passengers were of different nationalities. According to the police, they come from Germany, Sweden, Serbia and Israel. German-Turkish passengers were also among them. The bus was on its way from Belgrade via Berlin to Stockholm. First, the "Bild" newspaper reported. The bus belongs to the Rhein Main Express company, confirmed the dpa news agency.
According to a fire department spokesman, the accident was reported shortly before 10 a.m.
According to their own information, the fire brigade was on site with dozens of emergency vehicles in the morning.
Several rescue helicopters were also in use.
They landed on the road to pick up the injured and take them to nearby hospitals.
Emergency doctors looked after the injured on site.
Traffic jams and traffic delays
According to the police, the cause of the accident is still completely unclear.
The coach came off the road to the right in the direction of Berlin and fell on its side.
Apparently, the bus in the area of the Krausnicker Berge Ost car park had driven onto an incipient crash barrier and overturned.
Federal motorway 13 was completely closed for rescue and recovery work as well as traffic accident recording.
There were traffic jams and traffic delays.
At around 12.45 p.m. the lane in the direction of Dresden was released again.
In the direction of Berlin, there should be traffic obstructions for a further few hours.
bbr / dpa