Bus carrying about 20 children hits house wall in Bad Oldesloe, several injured

How the crash unfolded

Police said the bus left the road at the Sülzberg/Kurparkallee roundabout in Bad Oldesloe (Kreis Stormarn) shortly after 7:20 on Friday, 30 October. Initial findings describe a chain of collisions before the final impact. The bus drove past a car that had stopped at a pedestrian crossing and grazed it. It then rolled over a grass verge onto the opposite lane, where it struck another car from the side. Finally it crossed the roundabout, left the road and hit the front of an apartment building head-on. Why the bus went off course has not been established.

Injuries and rescue operation

Police said several passengers, among them children, and the bus driver were hurt. One report says the driver was trapped in the bus and suffered serious injuries. The sources differ on the number on board: about 20 children according to the initial reports, and more than 30 passengers according to a spokeswoman. No figures on how many children were hurt or how badly were available at first. Rescue services and police are on site with a large force, and the area has been cordoned off widely. A reception point for relatives has been set up.

Damage to the building

NDR reports that the apartment building was damaged in the crash. Structural engineers have been called in to check whether the building risks collapsing. A police spokeswoman said a structural engineer was at the scene examining the damaged building. The sources so far give no further details on the building's condition or on the people living in it.