Several people are injured when a coach crashes on Autobahn 13. The fire brigade is on site with a large number.
Schönwald – 19 people were injured in a coach accident on the A13 near Schönwald in Brandenburg, 9 of them seriously. The police and fire brigade announced on Friday.
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 a private tour group and 2 drivers between the ages of 21 and 64 in the bus. He has 34 seats.
Nine seriously injured people were brought to hospitals, the slightly injured were cared for on site in rescue tents, as the police spokesman reported. At first he was unable to provide any further details about the travelers. The vehicle has a German license plate.
According to a fire department spokesman, the accident was reported shortly before 10 a.m. 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 cause of the accident is still completely unclear. The coach came off the road to the right in the direction of Berlin and fell on its side. Apparently, the bus in the area of the Krausnicker Berge Ost car park had driven onto an incipient crash barrier and overturned. The fire department had announced that the bus had overturned.
Federal motorway 13 was completely closed for rescue and recovery work as well as traffic accident recording. There were traffic jams and traffic delays. At around 12.45 p.m., the lane in the direction of Dresden was cleared again. In the direction of Berlin, traffic should be obstructed for a further few hours. dpa
