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A train collided with a bus in Blaustein, Baden-Württemberg, near Ulm.
The bus driver was thrown from the vehicle and, like the train driver, was seriously injured in the accident.
There were two seriously injured and several slightly injured on the train, a police spokeswoman said.
The train derailed after the collision and came to a stop 100 meters away.
In it should have been 74 passengers.
The incident happened at a level crossing in the Arnegg district.
There were no passengers on the bus that caught fire when it crashed.
According to the police spokeswoman, there had initially been a motorcycle accident near the level crossing.
The driver was seriously injured.
That's why emergency services and a rescue helicopter were on site.
The traffic then backed up.
The bus came to a halt on the tracks as the level crossing barriers were lowered.
The approaching train could no longer brake.
The main road between Blaustein and the suburb of Gerhausen and the route between the B28 and Arnegg were closed.
hba/dpa
