Thuringia: Bus collides with truck: bus driver seriously injured

Bleicherode (dpa/th) - A bus driver was life-threateningly injured in a collision between a bus and a tanker truck in Bleicherode (Nordhausen district).

Thuringia: Bus collides with truck: bus driver seriously injured

Bleicherode (dpa/th) - A bus driver was life-threateningly injured in a collision between a bus and a tanker truck in Bleicherode (Nordhausen district). The man was trapped in his vehicle on Wednesday morning and had to be freed by the fire department, police said. Accordingly, there were no passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.

According to the police, the truck had loaded brine, which leaked out after the accident and had to be secured. Another car was damaged in the accident. The police put the amount of damage at 250,000 euros. Further details about the accident or the identity of the bus driver were initially known. The police are investigating.