As of: March 30, 2024, 6:29 a.m
By: Alina Schröder
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After the tragic Flixbus accident with deaths and injuries, another accident occurred. There were students on board.
Update from March 29th, 12 p.m.:
According to the police's initial findings, the accident on the A44 was preceded by a medical emergency involving the 53-year-old bus driver. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. According to the police, a total of 21 passengers were injured, one of them seriously but not life-threatening. Ambulances took the injured to nearby hospitals. 39 passengers remained uninjured. A large number of firefighters and police were on site.
The bus driver also received medical attention. According to the information, the driver was not physically injured in the accident, although the windshield of the bus was destroyed. There was no evidence of alcohol consumption or drugs, said a police spokesman. Investigations are being carried out in all directions.
The road in the direction of Kassel was closed for hours between the Unna and Werl junctions and was reopened on Friday morning.
Update from March 29th, 9:11 a.m.:
After the bus accident with more than 20 injuries on Autobahn 44 near Werl, the road in the direction of Kassel is still completely closed. As a police spokesman announced on Friday morning, the bus had already been uprighted. However, it is still unclear when exactly the vehicle can be recovered. The police expected the closure to last until the morning.
Accident on the A44: Bus leaves the road - more than 20 people injured
First report from March 29th, 7:11 a.m.:
Werl - It is the second devastating bus accident within a few days: On the night of Wednesday (March 27th), a Flixbus came off the road on the A9 near Leipzig. Four people died and several were injured, some seriously. Now another accident occurred early Friday morning (March 29) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
On the A44 near Werl, a coach with around 60 passengers fell onto its side, injuring more than 20 people. According to a police spokesman, students from a vocational college from Warburg on the border with Hesse were sitting there. They were therefore on the way back from a trip to England. The students are young adults. The police control center in Dortmund speaks of 20 slightly injured people and one seriously injured. It was agreed that no one's life was in danger.
There was a serious bus accident on the A44 early on Friday morning (March 29th). © Daniel Schröder/dpa
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The driver of the bus was reportedly uninjured. As with the Flixbus accident on the A9, the cause of the accident is still being determined. According to initial findings, no other vehicles were involved.
A44 closed for several hours after bus accident
The accident happened in the direction of Kassel. The A44 was then completely closed on one side from the Unna Ost exits to Werl. The closure is likely to last for several more hours, the police spokesman said early on Friday morning. The bus had to be righted before being rescued. In addition to the fire department, a rescue helicopter was also on duty.
In recent years there have been repeated serious coach accidents in Germany. Nevertheless, buses are one of the relatively safe means of transport. According to accident statistics, they are comparatively rarely involved in traffic accidents with personal injuries.
(asc/dpa)