Child killed in school bus accident in the Ore Mountains

Saxony - Child killed in school bus accident in the Ore Mountains

A child was killed in an accident involving a school bus in the Ore Mountains on Tuesday morning. The victim was a pupil, according to the police. Two adults, including the bus driver, were also seriously injured. At least ten other schoolchildren were injured and taken to hospital as a precaution. The police did not disclose the ages of the boy who was killed or the injured.

According to a police spokesperson, the bus collided with a winter road maintenance vehicle in Sehmatal. The bus then crashed head-on into a tree. The impact was so violent that the front two meters of the vehicle were completely destroyed.

The cause of the accident has not yet been determined. According to the police 's initial assessment, the road was slippery at the time of the accident. The accident service is on site and investigating, a police spokesman said.

On Tuesday morning, rain led to black ice on numerous roads at high altitudes in Saxony. "The precipitation was converted from snow to rain in the morning by a warm layer of air at around 1500 meters," explained Florian Engelmann from the German Weather Service on request. If the rain then falls on cleared, exposed roads, which have a temperature below zero degrees, especially at high altitudes, it becomes extremely slippery.

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1. The police in Saxony are investigating the cause of the school bus accident in Sehmatal, which occurred due to slippery roads caused by rain turning into black ice.
2. Despite the warning from the German Weather Service about the risk of black ice on roads at high altitudes in Saxony on Tuesday, the school bus collided with a winter road maintenance vehicle.
3. The police in Saxony have stated that the Collision between the school bus and the maintenance vehicle led to the bus crashing head-on into a tree, causing the death of a child and injuring several adults and schoolchildren.
4. The police in Saxony are urging drivers to be extra cautious during winter months, especially when driving on roads at high altitudes, as a single mistake can lead to serious accidents, as was seen in the Sehmatal school bus accident.
5. The school bus accident in the Ore Mountains of Saxony has led to a call for better traffic safety measures in the region, with many parents and educators demanding more focused infrastructure and training programs for drivers.
6. The tragedy of the school bus accident in Sehmatal has highlighted the importance of traffic safety in Germany, especially during the winter months when roads can become extremely slippery and dangerous, leading to accidents involving vehicles like school buses.

Source: www.stern.de