Tragedy in Upper Bavaria: Child dies after school bus accident

Hebertshausen – Bad bus accident in Upper Bavaria! According to police, several people were injured and a child died in a collision between two buses. Two children and a teacher are still in mortal danger. A coach carrying school children collided with a public bus near Hebertshausen (Dachau district) on Wednesday afternoon.

According to BILD information, Bus accident All 35 people were injured, including several children. A child was so badly injured in the head that he died on the bus despite resuscitation. Two students and a teacher were also seriously injured. All three are currently in mortal danger, the police said at a press conference in the evening.

130 rescue workers on duty

Two medium difficulty injured Children and 28 slightly injured people, including the two bus drivers, also received medical care. First responders reported chaotic scenes shortly after the accident. A large contingent of more than 130 rescue workers was called in to care for the injured, including around 15 ambulances and eight emergency doctors, according to the Integrated Control Center (ILS) Fürstenfeldbruck. Four rescue helicopters also flew to the scene of the accident. At first there was even talk of five.

Coach collides with bus on curve

The heavy one Traffic accident occurred around 12.30 p.m. on state road 2339 between Ampermoching and Ottershausen (Bayern). According to previous findings, a public bus collided with an oncoming coach in the curve area. Pupils and teachers from two second grade classes from the Haimhausen primary school were sitting in the coach. According to the police, the speed limit is 60 kilometers per hour in one direction and 50 in the opposite direction. The accident site is still completely closed. In the afternoon, traffic was backed up around the accident site.

Bus drivers take a breathalyzer test

District Administrator Stefan Löwl (CSU) also announced that rapid alcohol tests were carried out on the bus drivers on site. These were negative. He clarified this because false rumors about drunk drivers were previously spread on social media.

The exact cause of the accident is not yet certain; the investigation is ongoing. The Munich II public prosecutor’s office has commissioned a report on the cause of the accident.