Flixbus accident near Leipzig: According to the police, the identity of the dead is still unclear. The double-decker Flixbus left the road on Wednesday morning, raced across the grass verge and tipped over on its side.

The police reported four dead, six seriously injured and 29 people with minor injuries. The A9, an important north-south route between Berlin and Munich, was closed around the accident site for twelve hours until around 9:30 p.m.