Berlin, Mar 27 (AP) At least five people were killed Wednesday in an accident involving a bus on a highway in eastern Germany, police said.

The accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig at about 9:45 am and the highway was closed in both directions.

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The bus was on its side after coming off the highway for reasons that weren't immediately clear. Rescue helicopters and ambulances were at the scene.

Police spokesman Olaf Hoppe told n-tv television that there were “numerous injured and at least five dead.”

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There was no immediate word on where the bus had come from and where it was heading at the time of the accident. The highway links Berlin with Munich. (AP)

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