Three dead as school bus crashes in Germany

A German school bus collided with a truck today, killing at least three people, German police said.

A German school bus collided with a truck today, killing at least three people, German police said.

The accident took place in the town of Coppenbruegge in the state of Lower Saxony, a local police spokesman said.

"A truck travelling in the opposite direction slid into oncoming traffic and sliced the bus open from the driver's seat to the back," he said. Two adults and one child were killed. At least 15 others were injured, the spokesman said.

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