BERLIN, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Authorities in Berlin declared a state of emergency after freezing rain coated much of the city in ice, causing transport chaos.
The Berlin fire brigade says it deployed crews to 170 incidents in which people were injured Thursday morning, the BBC reported.
In other parts of Germany, police have asked people not to go out unless it is absolutely necessary.
About 30 people were injured when a truck skidded out of control on an icy patch of a highway between Stuttgart and Munich and collided with a tour bus.
The accident occurred Thursday when the truck swerved to avoid an earlier accident and was unable to brake and avoid the tour bus.
Police said freezing rain had made the roads extremely dangerous.
Berlin's Tegel airport was closed for part of Thursday morning, while sections of the city's S-Bahn rapid transit system were closed for four days because of the weather.
In many parts of the country, there was ice reported as thick as 0.75 inches.
The German weather service is forecasting more storms but said temperatures would be milder. UPI
