Thirteen dead and six critical as Polish tourist bus crashes in Germany

Thirteen dead and six critical as Polish tourist bus crashes in Germany "A car collided with a Polish tourist coach... (which) then lost control and crashed with full force into the bridge pillar," fire brigade spokesman Arne Feuring told news channel N24 at the scene.

"This was a very large operation for us.... In total there were more than 300 members of the emergency services in action at the scene."

One of those in critical condition was the driver of the Mercedes that first collided with the bus. Polish media reports said the driver was a 37-year-old woman.

Seven people were fighting for their lives after being airlifted by helicopter to nearby hospitals. The accident occurred not far however from Berlin's Schoenefeld airport, south of the capital.