A bus traveling from Poland to Belgium veered off a highway in eastern Germany on Friday and overturned, injuring 35 people, six of them seriously, officials said.
The accident occurred on the A2 motorway near Magdeburg, west of Berlin, in the early hours of the morning. Police said there were 54 people on board, aged between about 10 and 60, German news agency Dpa reported.
It was not immediately clear how the bus went off the highway, skidded and ended up on the roof next to a roadside ditch.
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A bus belonging to a Polish tourist company lies on its roof after an accident near Bornstedt, Germany, February 10, 2023. (Thomas Schulz/dpa)
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The bus was owned by Polish tour operator Sindbad. The company’s deputy chief executive, Bogdan Kurys, said the vehicle was on a regular journey between Warsaw and Belgium, with two drivers on board, according to Polish state news agency PAP.
