Serious bus accident in Saarbrücken: 33 injuries, including children!

Serious bus accident in Saarbrücken: 33 injuries, including children!

in Saarbrücken, a serious accident occurred on Monday morning, February 24, 2025, in which two line buses collided head -on. The police received the first emergency calls on the incident on Breslauer Straße at 9:08 a.m. A total of at least 33 people were injured, including twelve children of a kindergarten group who were on their way to a visit to a police station. The injured aged three to 80 were immediately brought to surrounding hospitals, with nine people being seriously injured. Fortunately, there is currently no danger to life, as the state minister of the Interior Reinhold Jost confirmed. According to the initial information from the police, the buses have to be classified as total loss, which leads to a lot of financial damage of several hundred thousand euros, as [tagesschau.de] reported.

The emergency services moved in with a large contingent - around 20 ambulances, 15 police vehicles and a rescue helicopter were on site. The accident site was completely closed for several hours before Breslauer Straße could be released shortly before 2:00 p.m. The exact cause of the accident is still unclear. According to reports, one of the buses wanted to turn left to the Saarbasar while the other drove straight. An external expert was commissioned to examine the situation in more detail and to clarify the causes. The police and emergency services had reacted quickly to provide the injured, with the effort being extensive and made quick help necessary, as [fireworld.at] reported.