Herrenberg (dpa / lsw) – The rear part got stuck on a wall, the front landed many meters lower in the facade of a discounter, the front was smashed: The 72-year-old driver of this bus was seriously injured after the accident with a helicopter been taken to hospital. According to the first findings of the police on Friday in Herrenberg near Tübingen, he had ignored the right of way of a van at the exit from a bus station.
According to a spokesman, the two vehicles collided, after which the bus slid over the slope and landed with the front part on the premises of the discounter. The one behind got stuck at the top of the wall. The wreck should be salvaged with cranes.
The van driver and an employee of the shop were also reportedly injured. The police spokesman was initially unable to give any details about the two. According to an initial estimate, the officials put the damage to property at 115,000 euros. Experts should help in the analysis of the accident.
