A coach with international passengers is on its way to Berlin on Friday morning. 2 drivers bring the 17 guests towards the capital when the bus comes off the lane.
Schönwald – pieces of luggage lying around, debris spreading on the roadway: In a coach accident on the A13 near Schönwald, southeast of Berlin, 19 people were injured, 9 of them seriously. The police and fire brigade announced.
People of different nationalities were among the injured. According to the police, they come from Sweden, Serbia and Israel. German-Turkish passengers were also among them.
According to the police, the bus was on its way from Belgrade via Berlin to Stockholm. Further travelers should be accepted in Berlin. According to the bus company Rhein Main Express, which, according to its own information, was “only a carrier”, the journey should end in the capital. First the RBB24 reported.
The cause of the accident is still unclear
All of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals. According to the Dahme-Spreewald district, there are also six seriously injured among those affected. It is still unclear why the bus came off the lane, hit the guardrail and overturned.
As the Rhein Main Express company told the dpa when asked, some of the injured had already been released from the hospital. “It is difficult to reach the relatives right now,” said managing director Gerhard Würzburger.
What happened? Shortly before 10:00 a.m., the fire brigade’s control center in Lausitz received a report of an accident with a coach. The vehicle was initially said to have rolled over. The following picture emerges on site: The coach is tipped over on its side on a green area at the Krausnicker Berge Ost car park. The front and rear windows are splintered and dented, pieces of debris are lying on the roadway, pieces of luggage are spread across the green space, with grapes and drinks bottles in between.
The situation was initially confusing. The police initially spoke of 12 injured, the fire brigade reported 19 injured, 2 of them seriously. According to the police, there were a total of 17 passengers from the bus company based in Budenheim in Rhineland-Palatinate and 2 drivers in the bus, which has 34 seats. They are between 21 and 64 years old.
Fire brigade and rescue helicopter
According to their own information, the fire brigade was on site with dozens of emergency vehicles in the morning. Several rescue helicopters were also in action, which landed on the roadway to pick up the injured and bring them to the surrounding hospitals. Emergency doctors looked after the injured on site. According to the police, the slightly injured were initially treated on an outpatient basis in rescue tents at the accident site.
Brandenburg’s Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) expressed his condolences. “I am deeply affected by the tragic coach accident on the A13 with so many injuries, including those from abroad. I am sure that all injured people will receive the best possible care and I very much hope that they can come to terms with these traumatic experiences. My sympathy belongs to you. “
“May the inmates and relatives muster the necessary strength for the next hours and days to understand what they have experienced,” said District Administrator Stefan Loge. Woidke and Loge expressly thanked the 210 emergency services for their quick and professional help on site.
According to the information, the police tried to identify the relatives. They could also call 03375 2700 and receive information or contact the Dahme-Spreewald police station directly.
The federal motorway was completely closed for rescue and recovery work as well as the recording of traffic accidents. There were traffic jams and traffic delays. Shortly after noon, the road in the direction of Dresden could be released again. In the direction of Berlin, traffic should be obstructed for a further few hours. dpa
