Bus crash in northern Germany injures 16 passengers, some severely

Record ID: 1145334

  • Title: Bus crash in northern Germany injures 16 passengers, some severely
  • Date: 17th August 2018
  • Summary: LINSTOW, GERMANY (AUGUST 17, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF "FLIXBUS" BUS LYING IN DITCH NEXT TO A19 MOTORWAY IN DIRECTION ROSTOCK - BERLIN ADAC MOTOR CLUB MECHANICS KNEELING UNDER BUS POLICEMEN WEARING NEON VESTS IN DISCUSSION WIDE OF CRASHED BUS (SOUNDBITE) (German) ROSTOCK DISTRICT SPOKESMAN, MICHAEL FENGLER, SAYING: "This morning around 6:20 a.m. a long distance bus veered off the A19 motorway. There were 63 people including the two bus drivers on board. Based on the information we have so far, sixteen people on board suffered injuries ranging from moderate to severe." POLICEMEN NEAR CRASHED BUS CRANE WIDE OF BUS CRANE OPERATOR NEXT TO CRANE WIDE OF BUS (SOUNDBITE) (German) GUESTROW POLICE SPOKESMAN, GERT FRAHM, SAYING: "As to the cause, that's still part of the investigation. We are in the midst of it, for example by interrogating the driver and securing the data on the trip recorder. That is essential information we need for the evaluation." FRAHM LOOKING AT BROKEN WINDSHIELD OF CRASHED BUS CRANE OPERATORS TAKING TO EACH OTHER CRASHED BUS SLOWLY PULLED OUT OF DITCH BY ROPE
  • Embargoed: 31st August 2018 11:06
  • Keywords: bus crash injured Autobahn motorway
  • Location: LINSTOW, GERMANY
  • City: LINSTOW, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0018TKRUPZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Sixteen people were injured early on Friday (August 17), some of them seriously, when their bus veered off the A19 motorway in north-eastern Germany shortly after 6 a.m. and landed in a ditch, police said.
    The vehicle, operated by German long-distance bus firm FlixBus, was headed towards Berlin when it crashed for yet unknown reasons, according to a Rostock district spokesman.
    There were 63 people on board, including two drivers, spokesman Michael Fengler told reporters at the site of the crash.
    Guestrow police later released a written statement, adding that the driver of Czech origin was tested negatively for alcohol and that he was currently being interrogated.
    According to the police, people on board came from 22 different countries.
    FlixBus became a major player on European long-distance routes after Germany liberalised the market for inter-city bus services in 2013.
    It survived a fierce price war among new market entrants to boost its market share in Germany to more than 90 percent, making its bright green coaches a common sight on German motorways. It does not own any of the buses but rather works with local and regional partners.
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