A truck has collided with an American military convoy on the A3 highway near Parsberg, Neumarkt County, according to ABC News, citing police. At least eight people were hospitalised after the accident, the report said.
After the collision, a fire erupted, and the victims had to be hospitalised mainly because due to smoke inhalation.
Several photos purportedly taken at the site of the accident show a massive cloud of smoke and a group of firefighters putting out the remaining blaze.
The highway is closed in both directions, said a police spokesman.