A 71-year-old bus driver briefly lost consciousness at the wheel in Eching on Wednesday. According to the police, the driverless bus crashed into several cars. Three people were injured. The damage should be in the five-digit range. The 71-year-old drove in Eching on Fraunhofer Straße coming from the A 92 in a southerly direction. At the level of the fast food restaurant, he passed out and his foot pressed the accelerator pedal to the floor. As a result, the empty bus drove in a left turn, first through oncoming traffic and then over the parking lot of the fast food restaurant at the intersection with Dieselstraße.
The bus hits several vehicles
The man regained consciousness and was able to stop the bus. The car of a 24-year-old was hit head-on by the bus, throwing him to the left-hand side of the road. A parked car was parked in the parking lot of the fast food restaurant and was later hit by the bus on the right and turned 180 degrees. In the parking lot, the bus drove over a lantern and a tree before it rammed the parked van of a 33-year-old who was sleeping, who was also in the parking lot.
The bus driver and the 24-year-old driver came to a check in clinics. The 33-year-old van driver was also slightly injured, but decided not to be transported to the hospital. The bus was still drivable, but the vehicles that had been hit, some of which had been totally destroyed, were no longer and had to be towed away. Overall, the damage has not yet been determined, but should be in the high five-digit range. The Eching fire brigade was entrusted with securing the scene of the accident.