The moment travelers exit the bus crash in Austria (Video)

The Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora said eight people have received medical assistance in Salzburg, Austria.

Until this stage we can confirm that there are no victims, and seven of the eight persons who have suffered injuries, have been treated and are in good health. MPJD will keep you updating constantly in case”, the announcement says.

MPJD also said that Kosovo Ambassador to Austria Lulzim Plana has gone immediately to the scene and is offering support to all injured and their families.

Media in Austria reported that at 3:00 Thursday, a Kosovo license bus was crashed on a highway near Eugendorf in Austria.

According to photographs published by Austrian media, the accident bus belonged to the company Armend Tours. This company has not responded to Radio Free Europe calls.

Initially, Austrian media said they were around 20 people, three of whom were in a worse position.

The Red Cross and fire crews came to the scene shortly after the accident.

“We currently have information about three seriously injured and 16 slightly injured”, he stated for APA spokeswoman for the Red Cross, Roberta Thanner.

The accident occurred around 3:00 on a highway from Salzburg to Vienna. The bus with about 25 passengers likely crashed into the highway's concrete guard, but the causes of the accident are still unclear, police spokesman Hans Wolfruber had said.

“On the bus were about 25 persons”, said regional police commander Herman Gerstgrasser. According to him, three people were more seriously injured and another 16 were more easily injured. All injured were taken to the state hospital in Salzburg.

Wolfgruber said the bus was traveling from Kosovo to Hanover.

The “these are tourists who definitely come from Kosovo”, he said. The location where the accident occurred has been closed for traffic, and the bus is still at the scene of”.