At least seven people died and several were seriously injured in an accident involving a suspected smuggling vehicle on Autobahn 94 in Bavaria. The van, which was completely overcrowded with more than 20 people, left the road while trying to avoid a police checkpoint, the police announced on Friday. As of 6:50 a.m., the police reported seven deaths, but the situation was confusing. All occupants were at least slightly injured, some of them suffered serious injuries. They were taken to nearby hospitals.
There were also children in the car who were also injured, a police spokesman said. The vehicle left the road near the Ampfing/Waldkraiburg junction and then the serious accident occurred, the police said. The federal police had previously noticed the car on the A94. The driver then accelerated sharply and evaded control.
Numerous emergency services and the fire department were on site in the morning. The road in the direction of Munich was completely closed. The public prosecutor’s office took over the investigation into a possible homicide. The portal “rosenheim24.de” first reported on the accident.
The Ampfing/Waldkraiburg exit is around 50 kilometers from the border with Austria. According to information from the Federal Police and the Bavarian Border Police, the number of registered unauthorized entries has been increasing for months. Just a few days ago, a suspected smuggler fled from the federal police near Burghausen with four people in the car and caused an accident. There were two seriously injured.