In a head-on collision between two vehicles on federal highway 16 near Ernsgaden (Pfaffenhofen district), three people died and another seven were injured, some seriously. The police said on Friday that a 72-year-old woman drove her car out of her lane into the oncoming lane on Thursday evening and then collided head-on with a minibus.
“Due to the force of the impact, both vehicles were completely destroyed,” said the responsible police headquarters. The 72-year-old was killed immediately in the collision, while the 69-year-old driver of the minibus died at the scene of the accident. His eight passengers were rescued and taken to hospitals in three helicopters and numerous ambulances “with some of the most serious injuries.”
One of the passengers, a 23-year-old man from Ingolstadt, died in the clinic. The B16 was completely closed until the early hours of Friday morning.