As of: March 28, 2024, 5:05 a.m
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Rescue helicopters, emergency vehicles, kilometers of traffic jams: the images of the bus accident on the A9 near Leipzig are shocking. Accidents on the route are increasing.
1 / 14Fatal Flixbus accident on the A9: The pictures are devastating, but according to statistics, accidents with coaches are comparatively rare. © xcitepress/rico loeb/Imago
2 / 14A Flixbus coach had an accident on the A9 near Leipzig. A number of people are said to have been injured and at least five people were killed. © Jan Woitas/dpa
3 / 14According to police information, the Flixbus company bus left the road and tipped over on its side. The reasons for this are still unknown. © Jan Woitas/dpa
4 / 14Shortly before the Schkeuditzer Kreuz, the Flixbus left the road: the cause is still unclear. © Christian Grube/Imago
5 / 14A kilometer-long traffic jam formed at the affected accident site on the A9 between Wiedemar and the Schkeuditzer Kreuz. © Jan Woitas/dpa
6 / 14 Numerous police cars, fire departments, civil protection and helicopters were involved in the large-scale operation on the A9. © Jan Woitas/picture alliance/dpa
7 / 14The A9 was closed in both directions as a result of the bus accident. The salvage work is underway. The police report that the motorway will probably remain closed until Wednesday evening (Wednesday 27th). © Jan Woitas/dpa
8 / 14Emergency care at the scene of the accident: The Saxony civil protection agency has set up a tent next to the A9. © xcitepress/rico loeb/Imago
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9 / 14According to initial findings, at least five of the approximately 50 occupants died in the accident. Several were injured. The surrounding hospitals prepared the admission, numerous rescue helicopters are in use alongside ambulances. © Jan Woitas/dpa
10 / 14The accident occurred around 9.45 a.m. shortly behind the Schkeuditzer Kreuz on the A9 not far from Leipzig/Halle Airport. © dpa-infografik GmbH
11 / 14Emergency forces rescuing the crashed Flixbus. The coach left the road shortly after the Leipzig/Halle airport exit for unknown reasons and overturned. © Jan Woitas/dpa
12 / 14The rescue work on the A9 near Leipzig is in full swing after the overturned bus. However, the road will probably remain closed in both directions until the evening. The busy A9 connects Berlin and Munich. © Jan Woitas/dpa
13 / 14The terrible accident on the A9, in which five people died on Wednesday morning (March 27th), was not the first for Flixbus. In December 2023, a company coach crashed into a truck between Großkugel and Leipzig-West; very close to the current misfortune. Four people were injured at that time. (Archive photo) © Erik-Holm Langhof/Imago
14/142019 a Flixbus overturned on the A9 between the Leipzig-West and Bad Dürrenberg junctions. One person was killed and several were injured. (Archive photo) © Jan Woitas/dpa