Overview
- Traffic toward Nuremberg was fully closed and reopened only after more than four hours, according to police and dpa.
- All 44 passengers were uninjured and were taken by firefighters to a nearby rest area to warm up in roughly −13°C conditions.
- The bus from a Dutch company came to a halt on the right lane within the work zone due to a technical defect.
- Emergency services managed the scene as the extreme cold complicated operations and prolonged the response.
- The incident occurred on the A9 near Stammham in the Eichstätt district of Upper Bavaria and caused significant congestion.