Major operation for fire brigade, police and rescue services in Regensburg: Around 50 passengers were injured in a traffic accident involving two buses on the Nibelungen Bridge on Monday evening, 13 of them seriously. However, no one is in danger of dying, said a police spokesman on Tuesday morning. Initially it was said that five passengers on the buses were critically injured.
The accident happened at 5:19 p.m. on the bridge over the Danube near the Danube shopping center. A bus crashed into a bus in front of it, injuring passengers on both buses. A bus driver was trapped in the driver’s cab and had to be freed by the fire brigade. He was one of the critically injured.
Bus accident in Regensburg: large-scale rescue operation
Police, fire service and rescue services arrived in large numbers, and a rescue helicopter was also deployed. All of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
The police were unable to say anything about the cause of the accident. Witness statements must now be evaluated, said the spokesman. An expert was also called in.
Both buses were completely written off, but the police were unable to quantify the damage. The buses were still being recovered late in the evening. The Nibelungen Bridge was closed to traffic in both directions, and one lane was reopened after a few hours. The police advised people to avoid the accident site as much as possible. The Niebelungen Bridge has now been completely reopened to traffic.
Two buses collide in Regensburg – 50 injured
Dozens of people were injured, several of them seriously, in a rear-end collision between two buses on a bridge in Regensburg. An expert is to clarify how the crash happened.
Around 50 people were injured, five of them seriously, in a rear-end collision between two buses in Regensburg. According to the police, the two buses were travelling one behind the other towards the city on the Nibelungen Bridge over the Danube at 5.19 p.m. when one hit the other from behind.
A large contingent of rescue workers, firefighters and police were deployed for hours. A rescue helicopter was also on site. The police are trying to clarify the circumstances of the accident with the help of an expert. A police spokeswoman was unable to provide any further details at this time.
According to Bayerischer Rundfunk, the rescue work lasted until late Monday evening. The Nibelungen Bridge was closed to traffic in both directions. The police advised people to avoid the accident site
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