Poles injured in bus accident on German highway

Sixteen people were injured after a Polish tour bus carrying nearly 60 passengers crashed on a German highway early on Friday.

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According to initial police findings, the vehicle veered off the road, collided with a road sign, and hit a barrier.

The incident occurred overnight on Germany's A24 highway near the village of Blievenstorf in the northern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region, the German daily Tagesspiegel reported.

In der Nacht ist ein Reisebus auf der A24 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern von der Fahrbahn abgekommen. 16 Menschen sind laut Polizei leicht verletzt.https://t.co/4ZtQoY1pva

— Tagesspiegel (@Tagesspiegel) June 28, 2024

On Friday morning, a German police spokesperson said that six people had been taken to a hospital in the town of Schwerin, while 10 others were treated on the spot.

Most injuries were caused by shattered windows, which were completely destroyed on the left side of the vehicle, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Wypadek polskiego autokaru w Niemczech. Kilkanaście osób rannychhttps://t.co/bvttLsQ1er

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) June 28, 2024

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Source: polskieradio.pl/tagesspiel.de