Heavy winds and snowfall early Friday led to accidents in southern and southwestern Germany that killed a woman in a car and injured eight on a bus.
The woman was killed in an accident on a snowy road in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany news agency dpa reported. Meanwhile, A bus from Croatia was tipped over by gusty winds in Tomerdingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg injuring eight people, two of them severely.
Several train routes were also shut down either as a precaution or by fallen trees.
Rescue workers and fire brigade stand near a bus from Croatia tipped over on his side after hits by gusty winds in Tomerdingen in the southwest Germany, late Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, Several people was in injured in the accident. (Ralf Zwieblerdpa via AP)
On Thursday, the Europa League soccer match between Salzburg and Eintracht Frankfurt was postponed at short notice because of the approaching storm.
German weather forecasts predicted that the wintry weather would be over soon, with temperatures rising again on the weekend.
Emergency rescue teams secure an accident site on the Autobahn 8 near Merklingen in the southwest Germany, early Suturday, Feb. 28, 2020. A truck with trailer had tipped over by gusty winds. (Ralf Zwieblerdpa via AP)