Bitter accident in Bavaria: truck crashes into football team bus - several regional league players injured

On the way to the game, a team bus from a soccer club in Schweinfurt was hit by a truck.

The game was canceled.

• The

  regional league

  game between

  Schweinfurt

  and

  Schalding-Heining

  had to be canceled at short notice.

• This was not due to Corona *, but an accident.

  A

  truck

  has the

  team bus

  rammed the scarf things.

• Seven of the eight people in the minibus were injured, and football was out of the question.

Schweinfurt - The

game between

and

had to be canceled at short notice.

The reason for this was not Corona * or an unplayable course, but an

.

On the way to the game, the SV Schalding-Heining team

bus

in Schweinfurt was hit by a

.

The truck crashed into the

near the stadium on Saturday afternoon

, the police said.

Since seven of the eight people in the bus were injured in the collision, the game against Schweinfurt was canceled.

The truck driver was uninjured.

Game cancellation in Schweinfurt: SVS department head gives the all-clear

SVS department head Michael Sonndorfer did not take the trip to the away game himself.

“Paramedics were on site right away and looked at the situation.

Thankfully, the initial diagnosis did not reveal any serious injuries.

Everything else can only be found in further investigations, ”explained Sonndorfer.

The Schaldingen players and those responsible were in shock.

"Some of our players were injured and had to be examined," reports SVS trainer Stefan Köck.

"At first glance it wasn't serious injuries."

1. FC Schweinfurt wishes the injured players a speedy recovery

Schaldinger's opponent also spoke up about the accident.

"Of course it is not possible to play on this occasion - we wish the players a quick recovery," posted 1. FC Schweinfurt on its Facebook page.

Ultimately, the team from the Passau district * was able to embark on the long, almost four-hour journey home in the afternoon - with everyone on board.

"Crazy, everything is currently coming together," says Schweinfurt's trainer Tobias Strobl, describing the current situation, which is already plagued by the corona virus.

"In my short time here we have seen more than in the past 20 years together."

While Schalding-Heining had to return home without having achieved anything, the ball was still rolling at the “Schnüdel” - but only for exercise.

“After the game was canceled, my team had three options: free, fun training or serious unit.

They decided on the latter, which speaks for the character of the boys, ”said Strobl.