Children injured in accident in Bavaria

A school bus and a car collide in Upper Palatinate. Five people, including two students, are injured in the accident.

Leonberg – A driver gives way to a bus with 25 schoolchildren on board – a collision occurs.

Accident between car and school bus in Bavaria: Five injured in crash near Leonberg

In Upper Palatinate, there was an accident between a school bus and a car in which, according to police, five people were slightly injured, including two students on the bus. The bus was traveling on federal highway 15 near Leonberg (Tirschenreuth district) when a 44-year-old woman turned onto the road in her car and cut off the bus' right of way, police said.

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In another accident in Upper Palatinate, several people were injured. The crash was caused by a 33-year-old's driving error.

School bus accident in Upper Palatinate: Five injured in collision between bus and car

The collision left the bus driver, two students on the bus and a 13-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl in the car slightly injured. The students, who were between 11 and 15 years old, were transported to their schools in a replacement bus after the accident.

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Fire brigade, police and ambulance in action: school bus accident near Leonberg in Upper Palatinate

Not only the police, but also two fire brigades and four ambulances were deployed. The 44-year-old driver is now being investigated for negligent bodily harm, said a police spokesman. (kam/dpa)