Air Force personnel suffer minor injuries after bus hits guardrail, flips over

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Air Force personnel suffer minor injuries after bus hits guardrail, flips over
By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, June 12, 2008

BAUMHOLDER, Germany — Three airmen, who were flown to nearby hospitals Tuesday after a bus accident on a steep roadway outside of Baumholder, are in stable condition and likely will be released by the end of the week, according to Ramstein Air Base officials.

The accident, which involved Air Force members from across Europe, caused minor injuries to about 20 other people on the bus.

"We have no life-threatening injuries," said Capt. Erin Dorrance, a spokeswoman for the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base.

The bus lost control about 3 p.m. along L169 in the village of Niederalben, site of a U.S. Army training ground. The Air Force members had just completed a training mission at the center and were returning to Sembach Air Base.

It remains unclear what caused the bus, which was carrying 41 passengers, to crash through a guardrail and flip over on its side.


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