A tragic accident is currently occupying the police in the Upper Palatinate.
A public bus has collided with a car.
Two men lost their lives in the process.
Gibbach - A terrible picture presented itself to the emergency services on the B14.
An accident with serious consequences occurred on Wednesday afternoon (November 10) between Gibach and Hirschau (district of Amberg-Sulzbach *).
According to the police in Upper Palatinate *, a car and a bus collided.
Both occupants of the car were killed.
The 83-year-old driver has taken the right of way from the bus that was heading towards Hirschau.
The 63-year-old bus driver could no longer evade.
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Serious accident in Bavaria: public bus drags car with it - schoolchildren go home on their own
The bus not only pushed the car together in the collision, but also pushed it in front of it, reports the
Vifogra
news
agency
from the
scene
of the accident. The 83-year-old and his 70-year-old passenger were trapped in their car and had to be freed by the fire brigade with cutting and spreading tools. However, any help came too late for the two men. They died on the spot. The bus driver was uninjured, but suffered a shock, the police reported.
According to the police, twelve passengers were found on the bus.
A schoolgirl was slightly injured.
According to
Vifogra, the
other students made
their
own way home before the police arrived.
The federal highway was closed in both directions to record the accident.
An expert was called in by the responsible public prosecutor.
According to the police, the property damage amounts to around 45,000 euros.
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