Accident in the Ore Mountains - School bus collides with gritting vehicle in Saxony - child dies
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.
Winter weather in Saxony: slippery roads
The cause of the accident has not yet been determined. The police 's initial assessment is that the road was slippery at the time of the accident. The accident service is on site and investigating, according to a police spokesperson.
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 occurred in the picturesque region of Sehmatal, situated within the Ore Mountains in Saxony. The school bus and a gritting vehicle collided, leading to the tragic event. The police are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident. The slippery roads, a result of rain turning into black ice at high altitudes, are believed to have contributed to the unfortunate incident. The harsh winter conditions in Saxony have been blamed for numerous accidents recently. Following the school bus accident, the authorities have issued a warning to motorists about the treacherous road conditions.
Source: www.stern.de
