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| Bus crash in Germany leaves several dead and scores injured | Bus crash in Germany leaves several dead and scores injured |
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| Nine people were killed and 40 injured when several buses crashed on a German motorway near the eastern city of Dresden. | |
| The crash, which occured about 2 am local time on Saturday, involved a Polish coach and minibus and a Ukrainian coach, according to police spokesman Lutz Zoellner. He was unable to provide details about the victims. | |
| The German public broadcaster MDR reported that seven of those killed were traveling in the minibus. | The German public broadcaster MDR reported that seven of those killed were traveling in the minibus. |
| Citing a preliminary police report, MDR said the Polish coach hit the rear of the Ukrainian coach and then broke through the median barrier, crashing into the oncoming minibus. | Citing a preliminary police report, MDR said the Polish coach hit the rear of the Ukrainian coach and then broke through the median barrier, crashing into the oncoming minibus. |