FlixBus: Five dead as coach crashes on German motorway near Leipzig - BBC News

The coach veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Alamy Live NewsImage caption, The FlixBus coach veered to the right and overturned on the A9 autobahnAt least five people have been killed and over 20 injured in a motorway crash involving a coach near the eastern German city of Leipzig.

The FlixBus coach veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side.

The coach had left Berlin with two drivers and 53 passengers and was on its way to Nuremberg en route to Zurich, the company confirmed.

Officials in the state of Saxony said their thoughts were with the victims.

FlixBus, founded in Munich in 2011, runs a network of long-distance coach services in Europe, America and Asia.

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