According to police information, four people were killed in an accident with a coach on the A9 near Leipzig. According to police reports, there were also several injuries on Wednesday. The accident occurred around 9:45 a.m. between the Wiedemar junction and the Schkeuditzer Kreuz, the police said.
The coach is a vehicle from the company “Flixbus”, as the company has now confirmed. According to media reports, the bus left the road for reasons that are still unclear, tipped over and landed in a ditch. Several rescue helicopters landed on the closed A9 to treat numerous injured people.
Serious accident on A9: Five dead after Flixbus accident
Sea „Central German newspaper“There were numerous injuries and some trapped people. The “Leipziger Volkszeitung” reported five deaths among the affected travelers early on Wednesday afternoon – and also referred to information from rescue circles. The police confirmed this information a little later, but corrected the number from five to four late on Wednesday evening.
A person who was initially reported to the police as dead is in a life-threatening condition, so the number of people who died in an accident must be corrected, explains the Leipzig police.
Sea “Saxon newspaper” There were now more than 100 emergency services on site. Pictures showed that the officers had cordoned off the scene of the accident with a privacy screen. Numerous clinics prepared operating rooms and requested additional staff to cope with the many injured. Shock rooms and all operating rooms would be blocked, said Dr. Robert Stöhr, senior physician in charge of the emergency room at the Deaconess Hospital in the west of Leipzig.
Mourning in Saxony: Transport Minister Dulig comments on the tragedy on the A9
The lanes towards Munich and the opposite lane towards Berlin were completely closed for several hours. “Numerous rescue workers are caring for injured people on site. Please keep the emergency lane clear,” said the Saxony police on X, formerly Twitter.
The Schkeuditzer Kreuz is located at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The A9 is an important north-south highway connecting Berlin and Munich.
Saxony’s Transport Minister Martin Dulig (SPD) reacted with shock to the bus accident near Leipzig. “My thoughts are with the families of the victims and injured. “I would like to thank the many emergency services on site who provide quick help,” said the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport via X on its behalf.