Weimar (dpa/th) – In an accident between Berlstedt and Schwerstedt (Weimarer Land), five people between the ages of 17 and 19 were seriously injured after their car rolled over several times. According to previous knowledge, the 18-year-old driver left the road with his car, the police in Jena said on Thursday. The car then overturned several times before stopping in a field.

According to the police, the inmates were “apparently on their way to vocational school”. A young woman could only be freed from the vehicle with the help of the fire department. The highway remained closed for several hours.