Flixbus accident in Mecklenburg: 23 injuries after tipping over dramatic!

Flixbus accident in Mecklenburg: 23 injuries after tipping over dramatic!

In the night on July 4, 2025 at 2:40 a.m., a dramatic accident occurred with a Flixbus on Autobahn 19 near Röbel, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The bus, which had arrived on Fehmarn the evening before at 10:00 p.m., came off the road and overturned. There were 54 passengers on board and two bus drivers. The situation was alarming when 23 people were injured, including a passenger who was seriously injured and stayed in for two hours before it could be saved. This was then flown to Berlin with a helicopter.

The remaining slightly injured passengers were brought to surrounding hospitals, while the non-injured passengers were transported to Berlin by a replacement bus from the Mecklenburg-Pommerschen Transpse station to the central bus station in Berlin. The passenger group was international and included travelers from 20 different nationalities, including Germans, Sweden, Danes, Poland, Ukrainians and French. The exact cause of the accident is still unclear and the test company Dekra was consulted for the examination. The first interrogations of passengers and bus drivers are already planned, with interpreters being needed.

First reactions and rescue work

Flixbus commented on the incident and expressed his sympathy for those affected. The company announced that information on the accident will communicate transparently and promptly. On Friday morning, the overturned bus was recovered with the help of a crane, causing a full closure of the road towards Berlin until around noon. It is not the first serious accident of this kind, because in January there was already a similar incident on the A11 in Brandenburg, in which two people died and eleven were injured.

Road traffic accident statistics in Germany, which is provided by the Federal Statistical Office, shows that such accidents can have serious effects on traffic safety. The statistics provide information about the causes of accidents, involved vehicles and the accident and serve the basis for measures in traffic education, legislation and in road construction. The focus is on security aspects in transport policy to avoid similar tragedies in the future. For the families and friends of the travelers concerned, it is currently only to be hoped that the injured will quickly recover.

Current information and further developments for this incident remain to be seen, while Flixbus and the authorities work closely together to clarify the causes of the accident. We will inform you about all new findings. You can also find detailed statistics on traffic accidents on the website of the Federal Statistical Office.