Several individuals lost their lives in a FlixBus coach accident on a German motorway on Wednesday morning, according to various European press agencies.
The incident occurred near Leipzig, in eastern Germany. The FlixBus service had left Berlin with two drivers and 53 passengers and was on its way to Zurich, the company confirmed to the BBC.
"Several people were fatally injured in the serious accident on the A9 highway. There are numerous casualties," Saxony's regional police force said on social media.
So far, at least five people have lost their lives in the crash, with an investigation now underway. "The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known," said the German coach company in response to the incident.
Police added that numerous people were also injured. This is the second crash involving a FlixBus bus after a 19-year-old Congolese student was killed in a crash in Modena, Italy, in the early hours of Monday, which also left six people injured.
