The circumstances of the tragedy remain to be clarified.
Several people died Wednesday in a bus accident on a highway in Germany, local police announced.
According to German media Bild, at least five people lost their lives in this tragedy involving a FlixBus coach.
“Several people” were also injured, according to police.
🚨At 9:45 Uhr ereignete sich auf der #A9 bei #Leipzig zwischen #Wiedemar und dem #SchkeuditzerKreuz ein schwerer Verkehrsunfall, bei dem auch ein Reisebus beteiligt ist.
The Fahrbahn in Richtung München is the last time it is valid.
— Polizei Sachsen (@PolizeiSachsen) March 27, 2024
“Around 9:45 a.m., a serious traffic accident occurred on the A9 in Leipzig (
in the east of the country
) between Wiedemar and SchkeuditzeKreuz, in which a coach was involved,” wrote the police on -Twitter), indicating that the road was closed to traffic.
> More information to follow on Le Parisien.