Overview
- Police reported about 40 pupils and five adults with light injuries, plus one seriously injured adult who was flown to hospital.
- The students, aged roughly 12 to 14 from Berlin’s Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium, were traveling to a choir trip in Munich.
- The bus left the exit road, broke through a guardrail, descended an embankment and came to rest on its side.
- A large emergency response, including a rescue helicopter, transported all occupants to nearby hospitals, and Berlin’s school‑psychological service is assisting.
- The cause is under investigation; the A9 Schleiz exit remains closed during recovery, the motorway itself stayed open, and plans were made to return remaining pupils to Berlin.