VN24 - 28-03-2024 (D/M/Y) - Unna/Werl - Germany - During the night from Thursday (March 28) to Friday at around 11:05 p.m., a serious traffic accident involving a coach occurred on the A44 highway between Unna and Werl. A total of 21 passengers were injured. One person was seriously injured. According to the information available so far, the coach was carrying a group of students from a vocational college on the A44 eastbound towards Kassel on its way back from England to Warburg (Germany). Between the Unna and Werl junctions (kilometer 135), the bus veered off the road to the right. There it hit the crash barrier protruding from the ground, causing the bus to overturn onto its right side in the embankment area. As far as is known at present, there is no danger to the life of the seriously injured person. 39 passengers remained uninjured. The fire department and police were on the scene with a large contingent to rescue and treat the injured from the vehicle. Requested ambulances and two articulated buses took the injured and other occupants to nearby hospitals and also to the Unna fire station. The Dortmund police accident investigation team took over the accident investigation. According to initial findings, the accident was preceded by a medical crisis involving the 53-year-old bus driver.
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28 мар 2024
