A bus with Croatian passengers swerved off the road and overturned between Ulm and Stuttgart in southwest Germany in the early hours of Friday as a result of which eight persons were injured, including two seriously, Ulm police said.

The bus was on state road B10 during a storm with snow and the driver, due to the wind, lost control over the vehicle, the police said in a press release.

The 48-year-old male driver and a 53-year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries, while six passengers aged 21-61 were lightly injured. All were taken to local hospitals.

The bus headed for Stuttgart had only seven passengers. Police estimate the damage to the bus at €200,000.

According to unofficial information, the bus belongs to the Plesa company from Augsburg, Germany. According to its website, it has an Osijek-Stuttgart line which departs from Osijek, Croatia every Thursday.