48 injured, mostly children, in German school bus accident

A bus carrying children to school in southern Germany hit multiple cars and then slammed into the side of a building without braking, injuring 48 people early Tuesday, including 10 seriously, police said.

The injured were 43 children and the bus driver, as well as other adults who were aboard the bus, said Mannheim police spokesman Christoph Kunkel.

Firefighters work beside a bus sitting in the facade of a building in Eberbach near Mannheim, southern Germany, Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018. Several students inside the school bus have been injured. (Rene Priebe/dpa via AP)

Firefighters work beside a bus sitting in the facade of a building in Eberbach near Mannheim, southern Germany, Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018. Several students inside the school bus have been injured. (Rene Priebe/dpa via AP)

Three helicopters and 10 ambulances rushed to the scene in the town of Eberbach, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Mannheim, to bring the injured to area hospitals for treatment.

The bus crashed just after 7 a.m. as it was driving around a left-hand bend in the road in Eberbach. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the accident, but Kunkel said the driver had been able to talk with police following the crash.

A bus sits in the facade of a building in Eberbach near Mannheim, southern Germany, Tuesday, Jan 16, 2018. Several students inside the school bus have been injured. (Rene Priebe/dpa via AP)

Firefighters stand beside a school bus which crashed into a house wall in Eberbach near Mannheim, southern Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Several students have been injured. (Rene Priebe/dpa via AP)

A wide area around the accident scene was shut down to traffic as the incident is investigated.

BERLIN (AP) — A trailer packed with people celebrating May Day overturned in southern Germany on Wednesday, leaving 30 injured, 10 of them seriously, police and media reports said.

According to the German news agency dpa, the accident happened near the city of Freiburg. Police say it took place in the village of Kandern, and that rescue helicopters were deployed, including some from neighboring Switzerland, as well as a large number of rescue and police forces.

None of the injured were in life-threatening condition, dpa reported.

Local papers said the trailer that was being pulled by an agricultural machine overturned at around 1 p.m.

Reports said the people on the trailer were celebrating May Day, which is observed in many countries to celebrate workers’ rights.

Police said that the injured included a group of friends aged between 20 and 25 years who came from surrounding villages and were celebrating on the open trailer when the it toppled over on a road going downhill.

Rescue workers stand next to an overturned May wagon after an accident in Kandern, Germany, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police say an accident involving a trailer in southwestern Germany has left 30 people injured, 10 of them seriously. German news agency dpa reported that the accident happened near the city of Freiburg on Wednesday. (Gudrun Gehr, Oberbadisches Verlagshaus/dpa via AP)