At least 12 killed as tourist coach crashes

A spokesman for police in Frankfurt an der Oder said emergency vehicles from the surrounding area had been called to the scene.

Authorities believe the Polish coach was forced from the autobahn by a car merging into traffic. The coach appeared to have slammed into a bridge pylon. The car's 37-year-old driver was among the injured.

Arne Feuring, head of police in Frankfurt an der Oder, said seven of the wounded were in critical condition, while another 27 suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

The coach was carrying 49 Poles on their way home from a holiday in Spain.