Coach carrying German high-school students crashes in Netherlands
At least 8 people were taken to hospital after the coach collided with a van and overturned, police and regional officials said.
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, an Austrian-registered coach carrying more than 50 German schoolchildren collided with a van near Wezep, Gelderland, overturning on the A28.
- The van was torn in two by the impact, leaving its driver among at least eight people hospitalized; three trauma helicopters were deployed to the scene.
- Rijkswaterstaat closed the A28 in both directions between Harde and Wezep, forcing traffic diversions via the A50 while police forensic investigators examined the site.
- According to broadcaster NOS, drivers face delays expected to last past rush hour, with commuters traveling toward Zwolle and Amersfoort anticipating significant complications.
- Authorities continue investigating the incident as the A28 remains shut, marking a major disruption for regional transit throughout Gelderland.
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In the eastern part of the Netherlands, a bus with more than 50 German students was hit by a truck and eight people were taken to hospital.
According to police, eight people were injured, some of them severe. The bus crashed on a van in the early morning and ran through a guardrail.
Eight hospitalized after school bus crash on A28; Around 45 kids with minor injuries
Eight people were hospitalized after a tour bus filled with German high school students crashed into a delivery van on the A28 highway near Wezep on Monday morning. They include seven people from the bus and the van driver. Around 45 children suffered minor injuries.
In the Netherlands, a coach full of German high school students overturned after a collision with a delivery van. Sixteen injured people have been taken to the hospital. No one is in life-threatening condition. The highway is completely closed in both directions.
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ndr.deA coach with students from Schleswig-Holstein crashed in the early morning in the Netherlands. 15 of them were partly seriously injured. According to local police, there was a collision between the coach and a van.
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