Dülmen - Car collides head-on with school bus: Twelve injured
The other injured - the bus driver, the children and three adult passengers - also went to hospitals, but they were able to leave soon. One child had to stay in the clinic for treatment, according to the police.
The driver of the car veered off the road for unknown reasons near a railway underpass and collided with the bus on the opposite lane, the police reported. A total of 34 people were involved in the accident. The front of the car was completely destroyed.
The uninjured children were looked after in a nearby sports hall and later picked up by their parents. The children were provided with drinks in the hall. Child protection workers and emergency pastoral care were on site. In addition, the police set up a telephone support offer for the accident victims.
Second message Final report
- Despite the traumatic head-on collision between the car and the school bus in North Rhine-Westphalia, the majority of people involved were able to leave the hospitals after receiving treatment.
- The car, involved in the accident near Dülmen, experienced a severe head-on collision with a school bus, causing significant damage to its front.
- The traffic in the area was disrupted due to the accident, causing a backup of cars on either side of the road.
- The police are now investigating the cause of the car veering off the road and colliding with the school bus, which resulted in several accidents on that day.
- Parents of the children who were on the school bus were directed to a nearby hospital, where they could pick up their children who were not injured in the head-on collision with a car.
