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Tragic bus accident, at least two dead in Germany

Tragic bus accident, at least two dead in Germany

A car accident in northeastern Germany has caused two deaths and left four people seriously injured, according to police reports.

The incident happened on Saturday, at an exit of the A11 motorway leading to a parking lot near a junction near Prenzlau, northeast of Berlin.

According to the German news agency dpa, the accident involved a bus operated by Flixbus, Germany's main long-distance bus operator.


The two victims of the accident were a 29-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man. In addition to the four seriously injured, seven other people suffered minor injuries, he writes theguardian.

Police stated that it is not believed that any other vehicle was involved in the accident, and the cause remains unclear.

According to Brandenburg state police spokeswoman Beate Kardels, the bus was traveling from Berlin to the Polish city of Szczecin, a journey of about 150 kilometers, and had 13 passengers and a driver on board.

Flixbus confirmed that it is cooperating with the authorities to shed light on the circumstances of the incident and to support those affected by the accident. /Telegraph/