Traffic - Police looking for witnesses after bus accident in Göttingen
After a bus accident in Göttingen with ten injured, the police are looking for witnesses and an older red car. The car is believed to have been involved in the accident on a Wednesday, as the police announced on a Friday. According to the police, the driver of the red car is suspected of illegally using the bus-only lane and suddenly braked at a bus stop. A bus driver had to heavily brake to avoid a collision, causing ten of the approximately 80 passengers to fall and sustain minor injuries. The bus windshields and bus stops were damaged. The police hope that bystanders can provide information about the red car, its license plate number, or the driver. The investigation is ongoing.
Press release from the police
- The bus accident in Göttingen on a Wednesday involved a public bus and an older red car, prompting the police to search for witnesses and the vehicle's details.
- The police in Lower Saxony are seeking information about a car believed to have been involved in the bus accident in Göttingen, which resulted in ten injuries.
- The police believe that an unauthorized use of the bus-only lane by a car, potentially a red one, and an abrupt braking at a bus stop might have contributed to the bus accident in Göttingen.
- Witnesses near the bus stop or traffic in Göttingen on the Wednesday of the bus accident are urged to contact the police with any information they may have about the red car or its driver.
- The Göttingen bus accident that involved a public bus and an older red car led to the suspicion of traffic violation, prompting a thorough investigation by the Lower Saxony police.
