School Bus Crashes in Germany Kill 2 Children, Hurt 14

School Bus Crashes in Germany Kill 2 Children, Hurt 14
A police officer investigates a school bus that has crashed in Berka Vor Dem Hainich, near Eisenach, Germany, on Jan. 23, 2020. Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP
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BERLIN—A school bus crashed in central Germany early Thursday, killing two children and leaving five others seriously injured.

Officials said the bus carrying 22 elementary school children, aged eight to 11, slid off an icy, cobblestone road, crashed into a ditch and flipped over several times near the village of Berka in Thuringia state. The village is 260 kilometers (160 miles) southwest of Berlin.