Ore Mountains - Child killed in school bus accident - many injured
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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The accident took place against the backdrop of treacherous road conditions caused by rain and resulting black ice in the Ore Mountains. Government agencies are working closely to manage traffic in the area following the incident. The school bus involved in the accident was a common sight on these roads, often transporting children to and from local schools.
Despite the ongoing investigation, speculation regarding the cause of the accident has led some to blame slippery roads due to the intense rainfall. The incident has sparked a renewed call for better traffic safety measures, especially during the winter months, in the region of Saxony, Germany.
Additionally, the heavy traffic in the area, combined with poor road conditions, has led to increased delays in emergency services responding to the accident. Among the concerns for authorities is the impact of these delays on the health and wellbeing of the injured children and adults.
Source: www.stern.de
