Two killed and several injured after tour bus overturns on A96 near Buchloe
A tour bus rolled onto its side on the A96 near Buchloe in the early morning, killing two people and injuring multiple others.
Around 6 a.m., a tour bus traveling eastbound on the A96 near Buchloe-Ost veered off the road and rolled onto its side, according to a spokesperson for the Polizeipräsidium Oberbayern Nord. The accident, which took place on a major corridor linking Munich and Memmingen, resulted in two deaths and left several passengers wounded, though exact injury counts remain unclear. Emergency services responded promptly, but officials have not specified whether the deceased were passengers or crew.
The crash adds to a string of recent European bus disasters, including a fatal collision in Switzerland involving a Dutch coach and a multi-vehicle pile-up on the A3 near Wörth an der Donau. Local authorities continue to investigate the cause of the overturn.
Why it matters
The crash highlights ongoing safety concerns for passenger-bus travel on busy German highways.
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