Bus Headed for Switzerland Crashes Off German Highway, Killing at Least 5 People

Bus Headed for Switzerland Crashes Off German Highway, Killing at Least 5 People
Emergency vehicles and rescue helicopters are at the scene of the accident on the A9, near Schkeuditz, Germany, on March 27, 2024. Jan Woitas/dpa via AP
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BERLIN—At least five people were killed Wednesday when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland drove off a highway in eastern Germany and ended up on its side, authorities said.

The accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig at about 9:45 a.m, less than two hours after leaving Berlin. The bus en route to Zurich was operated by Flixbus, the dominant long-distance scheduled bus operator in Germany.