A group of 42 mostly elderly tourists were stuck in a bus in a parking lot in the south of Germany for hours. The bus driver was not allowed to continue driving because he had reached his maximum driving time. Replacement proved difficult to arrange. Ultimately, the occupants were taken to a station with the intervention of the police and the Red Cross. That lasted all evening and part of the night.
The bus driver had first tried to find a solution to the problem himself by having a friend come over. According to the police, the bus company did not allow this. The two then decided to leave and leave the bus and its occupants behind.
The bus company informed the police around 7 p.m., but first tried to come up with a solution themselves. When this still failed three hours later, the occupants contacted the authorities themselves.
Eventually the Red Cross was called in. That arranged food and drinks for the occupants, most of whom were in their 70s. Some told the rescuers that they had not eaten anything since breakfast at the hotel in Switzerland. The driver would only have stopped in places where nothing was available.
The travelers were taken to Stuttgart train station by taxis during the evening and night. The last one didn’t get there until 2:30 am.
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