Bus accident in Saarbrücken: driver collides with houses!

Bus accident in Saarbrücken: driver collides with houses!

SAARBRÜCKEN (GERMANY): On the evening of January 7, 2025, at around 7:44 p.m., a serious incident occurred on Theodor-Storm-Straße. A public bus carrying five passengers collided with an oncoming vehicle after the 73-year-old driver suddenly fainted and then drifted off the road, where it damaged the front of two single-family homes. The Dudweiler volunteer fire department had to free the occupants from the bus. Both the bus driver and four passengers suffered minor injuries and were then transported to nearby hospitals fireworld.at reported.

Damage and evacuation

The force of the impact caused significant damage to one of the affected single-family homes, so that a structural engineer from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) expressed doubts about the statics of the building. This required the home to be evacuated while further structural safety investigations are to follow. Theodor-Storm-Straße remained completely closed until 10:30 p.m. while the bus was recovered.

Bus lines, including line 39, which go to various destinations in Frankfurt am Main, run at the Theodor-Storm-Straße stop, which was affected by the accident. The stop remains an important transport hub, like fahrplan-bus-bahn.de notes. The incident also has an impact on bus services and local connections, which creates additional uncertainty for passengers.