School bus crashes into house in Germany, at least 20 injured
School bus crashes into German house, 20 injured

At least 20 people were injured when a bus carrying school children crashed into a house in northern Germany on Friday morning.

The bus ploughed into a residential building in the town of Bad Oldesloe, Schleswig-Holstein, at 7.20am. Several passengers were trapped inside the vehicle following the collision.

Mass Casualty Incident Declared

Due to the scale of the accident, emergency services declared a "mass casualty incident." Rescue workers currently classify four people as seriously injured, according to German news outlet News5.

The passengers were primarily children, though some adults were also reported to be on board and injured in the impact.

Crash Details

The bus is said to have sideswiped a car before driving over a roundabout and smashing through the wall of a house into a living room. Debris was seen strewn across the area.

This is a breaking news story and further updates are expected.