Hagenow (dpa / mv) – A bus with more than 20 passengers left the road on Autobahn 24 near Hagenow (Ludwigslust-Parchim district) and tipped on its side. According to initial findings, the replacement bus driver was seriously injured and four passengers were slightly injured on Thursday morning, as a police spokesman said. The bus driver was reportedly unharmed. The cause of the accident was initially unclear.

The A24 is completely blocked in the direction of Hamburg, traffic is diverted at the Wöbbelin exit. Numerous rescue workers are on site. A replacement bus will be organized.

The spokesman initially assumed the lockdown would last for some time. The cars immediately behind the scene of the accident should possibly be slowly guided past the scene of the accident during the course of the morning.